Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse

Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

Researchers analyzed data on drug-abuse related visits to emergency departments in 11 major metropolitan areas and some smaller urban areas over three years, 2007-2009. The data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network was separated into two types of …
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Illicit drugs down but prescription drug abuse climbing

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

For the study emergency department drug related visits were taken from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related hospital emergency departments and drug-related deaths investigated by …
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Rx Drug Abuse Up, Illicit Drug Use Wanes

Filed under: drug abuse warning network

To assess trends in abuse of prescription and illicit drugs, the researchers looked at data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 11 major metropolitan areas between 2007 and 2009. The database provides estimates of the percentage of …
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Overall Rates of Drug Use Drops But Prescription Drug Abuse Increase Says Study

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The data analyzed for the study was taken from the Drug Abuse Warning Network. Although the findings were considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal, the researchers are hoping that their data and conclusions could prove useful …
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