Over One Million 50 and Older Taken to ED for Adverse Medication Reactions

Published August 12, 2013

Over One Million 50 and Older Taken to ED for Adverse Medication Reactions
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related emergency department (ED) visits in the United States…

ER visits related to use of CNS stimulants up from '05 to '11
Researchers from SAMHSA used data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network to assess trends in emergency department visits related to nonmedical use of CNS stimulants among adults aged 18 to 34 years. According to the report, from 2005 to 2011, the … Read more on Medical Xpress

Emergency room visits spike for young adults on stimulants, report says
The number of adults between the ages of 18 and 34 who ended up in the emergency room because of recreational use of stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin quadrupled between 2005 and 2011, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network. The data also … Read more on NJ.com

Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs …
Methods: CDC analyzed rates of fatal drug overdoses and drug misuse- or abuse-related ED visits among women using data from the National Vital Statistics System (1999–2010) and the Drug Abuse Warning Network (2004–2010). Results: In 2010, a total of … Read more on Medscape