The DAWN Report: Highlights of the 2011 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits

February 22, 2013
In February 2013, the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released 2011 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) data results. DAWN provides nationally representative patient demographic and visit-level information on emergency department (ED) visits resulting from substance misuse or abuse, adverse reactions to drugs taken as prescribed or directed, accidental ingestion of drugs, drug-related suicide attempts, and ED admissions for substance abuse treatment. The year 2011 marks the eighth year that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has collected data on drug-related ED visits in the Nation using the new . . .