Updates

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. The IVPB recently...

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 107,543 deaths due to unintentional drug overdose occurred in the US in 2023. People who use drugs are also at increased risk of infection (e.g., HIV; hepatitis A, B, and C; bacterial...

Alcohol-impaired driving deaths per year remained at about 10,000 from 2010 to 2020 but increased to 13,500 in 2022. This paper analyzed data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health to study driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA), marijuana (DUIM), and...

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), namely methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone, remain the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), yet they remain underutilized. This cross-sectional study aimed to describe MOUD availability at psychiatric...

The 2023 National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey report is based on data collected from 20,681 treatment facilities across the U.S., including 14,620 facilities for substance use, 9,856 for mental health and 3,795 offering both types of treatment....

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. While the year-to-date...