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The DAWN Report: New Data on Drug-Related Hospital Emergency Department Visits, 2006

The latest Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report -- drawn from a sample of hospital emergency departments across the Nation -- highlights that more than 1.7 million visits for treatment in 2006 were associated with some form of substance misuse or abuse. The report provides the latest estimates on how substance use affects this critical part of the Nation's healthcare system.

http://dawninfo.samhsa.gov/files/ED2006/DAWN2k6ED.pdf

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Publication Year: 2008

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, md 20857
Phone: 301-443-8956
Website: http://www.samhsa.gov
Email: info@samhsa.gov