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Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)

Check out the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), a nationwide public health surveillance system that monitors substance related ED visits.

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DAWN Discontinuing New Data Collection

Effective June 13th, 2025, the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will discontinue new data collection as part of a broader effort to align agency activities with agency and administration priorities. DAWN provided information on emergency department visits related to recent substance use and emerging substance use trends across the country. Reports and statistical products using DAWN data will remain available on SAMHSA’s website.

Key Resources and Tools for DAWN

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Network Watch
DAWN collects detailed information on drug-specific names, street names, and combinations reported during an ED visit.
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Annual National Estimates
Access annual national estimates on drug-related emergency visits.

Targeted Reports

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Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN): Opioid-Involved ED Visits in the United States Short Report
Short Report

This report presents data from DAWN using national estimates and trends of opioid-involved emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, including those involving prescription opioids...

Publication Date: 3/31/2025
Collection Date: 2021 - 2024

Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN): Alcohol-Related ED Visits Short Report
Short Report

Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN): ED Visits Involving Alcohol Short Report presents the following data from January 2021-September 2023 (1) national estimates and characteristics of alcohol-related...

Publication Date: 3/18/2024
Collection Date: 2021 - 2023

Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN): Drug-Related ED Visits Involving Suicide Attempts Short Report, 2021 - 2023
Short Report

Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN): Drug-Related ED Visits Involving Suicide Attempts Short Report presents (1) national estimates and characteristics of drug-related ED visits involving suicide...

Publication Date: 9/12/2023
Collection Date: 2021 - 2023

Insights

National Characteristics. Rate of drug-related ED visits involving suicide attempts per 100,000 people.

Source: DAWN Drug-related ED visits Involving Suicide Attempts, 2023. Download short report.

Last Updated: 4/23/2025