This short report uses data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) to examine the emergency department (ED) visits for children aged 1 -5 that involved opioid pain relievers. Hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab), oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet), and codeine are examples of opioid pain relievers; buprenorphine (Suboxone), is an opioid that is...
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for example, 12th grade aged dropouts were more likely to be current cigarette users (55.9 vs. 20.2 percent), be alcohol users (41.1 vs. 33.7 percent), engage in binge alcohol use (31.8 vs. 22.1 percent), engage in any illicit drug use (31.4 vs. 18.1 percent), engage in marijuana use (27.5 vs...
This spotlight uses 2002 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to examine trends in past year opioid misuse among adults aged 18 or older by age group.
This report examines trends in past year substance use disorders among adults aged 18 or older based on the 2002 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
This report examines trends in past month smokeless tobacco use among people aged 12 or older based on the 2002 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data.
This spotlight uses 2013 to 2014 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data to examine the association between asthma and depression among adolescents aged 12 to 17 by age group.
This spotlight uses 2005 to 2015 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data to examine the association between diabetes and depression among adolescents aged 12 to 17.
This spotlight uses 2005 to 2015 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data to examine the association between depression and bronchitis and pneumonia among adolescents aged 12 to 17.
This short report uses data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network to examine when alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits occurred, by time of day and day of the week. Data from a nationally-representative sample of non-Federal, general hospitals with 24-hour EDs was used, with combined data for 2004-2011. The pattern...
This short report uses 2002 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to assess trends in driving under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol in the United States among those aged 16 or older, by age and gender.
This spotlight uses combined 2002 to 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to examine marijuana and pain reliever use among veterans and non-veterans.
This short report from the Drug Abuse Warning Network examines emergency department (ED) visits that involved a drug-related suicide attempt. It looks at the characteristics of the ED visits where the patient left against medical advice (before the ED visit was completed). It discusses how patients who left the ED...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) extended dependent care coverage to all individuals under age 26. The coverage expansion in 2010 likely caused an increase in private insurance coverage and mental health treatment use for young adults. For mental health and substance use treatment, changes in who pays for care can...