This publication presents national estimates of drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for the calendar year 2011, based on data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Also presented are comparisons of 2011 estimates with those for 2004, 2009, and 2010. DAWN is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related ED visits for the Nation and for selected metropolitan areas. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the agency responsible for DAWN. SAMHSA is required to collect data on drug-related ED visits under Section 505 of the Public Health Service Act.
- Journal Name:
- HHS Publication No. (SMA) 13-4760, DAWN Series D-39.
- Publication Date:
- may 2013
Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2011: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
This report was prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)