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Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain Relievers

The DAWN Report - Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain Relievers

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The estimated number of emergency department (ED) visits involving nonmedical use of narcotic pain relievers rose from 144,644 in 2004 to 305,885 in 2008, an increase of 111 percent. ED visits involving oxycodone products, hydrocodone products, and methadone—the three most frequently listed narcotic pain relievers in each year—increased 152, 123, and 73 percent, respectively, between 2004 and 2008. While ED visits involving hydromorphone products showed the largest increase between 2004 and 2008 (259 percent), far fewer visits involved these products.

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This Short Report,The DAWN Report - Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain Relievers, is based on the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) conducted by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.

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