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Bookmark or Share- SAMHSA Releases Annual National Survey on Drug Use and HealthMarijuana was the most commonly used illicit drug, with 21.8% of people aged 12 or older (or 61.8 million people) using it in the past year. American Indian or Alaska Native and Multiracial people were more likely than most other racial or ethnic groups to have used substances or to have had an SUD in the past year.
- HHS, SAMHSA Release 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health DataMarijuana was the most used illicit drug, with 22.0% of people aged 12 or older (or 61.9 million people) using it in the past year. In 2022, 48.7 million people aged 12 or older (or 17.3%) had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year, including 29.5 million who had an alcohol use disorder (AUD), 27.2 million who had a drug use disorder ...
- Addiction and Substance Misuse Reports and PublicationsThe annual economic impact of substance misuse is estimated to be $249 billion for alcohol misuse and $193 billion for illicit drug use. The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—have become common chronic illnesses in the U.S.
- Overdose Prevention Strategy - HHS.govWorking Together to Combat the Overdose Crisis. Canada and the U.S. have published a white paper, Substance Use and Harms During COVID-19 and Approaches to Federal Surveillance and Response, that examines rapid and innovative approaches used by both countries to monitor substance use trends during the pandemic, including:
- Drug Diversion: What Is a Prescriber’s Role in Preventing the Diversion ...Illicit prescribing. Drug Classes With a High Potential for Drug Diversion and Abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have . identified the following classes of prescription drugs to have a high potential for diversion and abuse: • Anabolic steroids; • Central nervous system ...
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