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This report presents facts about substance use among adults age 65 and older, including information on substance use on an average day, receipt of substance use treatment, and emergency department (ED) visits. This paper draws upon three SAMHSA data collections: the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the...

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.

The purpose of this report is to examine the prevalence of MDE among adolescents with varying levels of self-rated overall health and with and without three respiratory health conditions (asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia), body mass index category (including overweight and obesity), and diabetes using data from a nationally representative household sample...

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 report uses the combined 2007 to 2012 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs), the 2012 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), and the 2012 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) to examine opioid use and treatment among women of childbearing age (aged 15 to 44).

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...

With growing recognition of the impact of trauma exposure on behavioral health outcomes, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is interested in evaluating associations between potentially traumatic events (PTEs) with mental health and substance use issues. The 2008-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Mental...

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...

National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Comparison of the 2008-2010 and 2010-2012 Model-Based Substate Estimates

This spotlight uses 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to assess types of mental health services received in the past year among young adults aged 18 to 25.

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...