Related Publications

Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes – United States, 2019 [PDF]

Summarizes the latest information available for various health outcomes, health behaviors, and prescribing patterns related to the drug problem in the United States. This report covers latest data available on rates of opioid prescribing, substance use disorder, nonfatal hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and overdose deaths. National information, and some state information, is presented to serve as a resource to help address the ongoing national problem of drug abuse, addiction, and overdose.

Highlights from the Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes – United States, 2019 [PDF]

Presentation available for download, and includes highlights of the data, maps, tables, and charts from the second Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes – United States. Citation when using resources from this presentation [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2019 Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes — United States. Surveillance Special Report. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Published November 1, 2019.

CDC Grand Rounds

Mack KA, Frazier L, Terplan M, et al. Addressing the Unique Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Women. CDC Grand Rounds, January 17, 2017, Atlanta, GA. Available at: Addressing the Unique Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder in Women.

NCHS Data Publications

Spencer M, Watner M, Bastian B. Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl, 2011-2016 [PDF] National Vital Statistics Reports: vol 68 no. 3. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2019.
Hedegaard H, Chen LH, Warner M. Drug-poisoning Deaths Involving Heroin: United States, 2000–2013. NCHS data brief, no. 190. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2015.
Frenk SM, Porter KS, Paulozzi LJ. Prescription opioid analgesic use among adults: United States, 1999–2012. NCHS data brief, no 189. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2015.
Chen LH, Hedegaard H, Warner M. Drug-poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics: United States, 1999–2011. NCHS data brief, no 166. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2014.
NCHS. NCHS Data on drug poisoning deaths. 2018.
Warner M, Chen LH, Makuc DM, Anderson RN, Miniño AM. Drug poisoning deaths in the United States, 1980-2008pdf icon [PDF] NCHS data brief, no. 81. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2011.
Warner M, Chen LH, Makuc DM. Increase in fatal poisonings involving opioid analgesics in the United States, 1999–2006. NCHS data brief, no. 22. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2009.
Fingerhut LA. Increases in Poisoning and Methadone-Related Deaths: United States, 1999-2005. NCHS Health E-Stat. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008.

Other Publications

Leveraging Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Data in Overdose Prevention and Response [PDF]: This resource highlights the value of PDMPs as public health tools that can support and inform public health interventions and clinical decision-making. Find key information about PDMP history, importance of PDMP data access, considerations for increasing access to and utilization of PDMP data, implications for PDMPs located within and outside of the state health department, and examples of PDMP use in overdose prevention and response work.
Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Opioid Overdose [PDF]: Strategies that can assist community leaders, local and regional organizers, non-profit groups, law enforcement, public health, and members of the public in understanding and navigating effective strategies to prevent opioid overdose in their communities.
Integrating & Expanding Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data: Lessons from Nine States [PDF]: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funded nine states to better integrate prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into health systems and increase interstate data sharing through the PDMP Electronic Health Records Integration and Interoperability Expansion (PEHRIIE) program. CDC in collaboration with Brandeis University, used a comparative case study to describe the implementation process, identify successes and challenges, and explore the program’s effects on the stated goals.
Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse in the United States: Current Activities and Future Opportunities [PDF]: This report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Prescription Drug Abuse is a review of federal initiatives and literature of identified opportunities to enhance programmatic and policy efforts and research on prescription drug abuse and overdose in the U.S. This publication was developed pursuant to Section 1122 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 (FDASIA).
Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses [PDF]: Issue brief highlighting state-based efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse while ensuring patients have access to safe, effective pain treatment. The publication includes recommendations on how healthcare providers, private insurance providers, and state and federal agencies can work to prevent unintentional drug overdoses.
Prescription Drug Overdose: State Health Agencies Respond [PDF]: A report from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and CDC outlining the state perceptions, partnerships, recommendations, policies, and other issues fundamental to understanding and responding to drug misuse.