Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2006: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits

This publication presents estimates of drug-related emergency department (ED) visits from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2006, with comparison of estimates for 2004 and 2005. DAWN is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related ED visits for the Nation and for selected metropolitan areas. The Office of Applied Studies (OAS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been responsible for DAWN operations since 1992 . . .