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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...

This national report summarizes key findings from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for indicators of substance use and mental health among people aged 12 years old or older in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Estimates include tobacco use, alcohol use, illicit drug...

This spotlight uses 2013 The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) to examine substance abuse treatment admissions among veterans and nonveterans. Substance abuse treatment admissions were analyzed for alcohol, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and other opioids and synthetics.

This report looks at costs for substance use disorder treatment reported in the 2010 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. These data include costs for prescriptions for medications and behavioral treatment used to treat alcohol use disorders and opioid use disorders made in office visits to general and family practice physicians...