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An analysis of the 2022 DAWN data presents: (1) nationally representative weighted estimates of all drug-related emergency department (ED) visits, (2) nationally representative weighted estimates of the top substances involved in drug-related ED visits, including rates by race and ethnicity; (3) nationally representative weighted estimates of opioid-related ED visits...

Describes emergency department (ED) visits involving the nonmedical use of narcotic pain relievers (opioids) using data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). The drugs most commonly combined with narcotic pain relievers in ED visits; trends for narcotic pain relievers (2005-2011); demographic characteristics of narcotic pain reliever-related visits in 2011...