domingo, 20 de junio de 2010

Sharp Increase in Emergency Department Visits for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs: News from CDC's Injury Center



Sharp Increase in Emergency Department Visits for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs

A new MMWR report examines emergency department visits involving nonmedical use of prescription drugs prone to abuse. Scientists from CDC's Injury Center and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) worked together to analyze data from SAMHSA’s Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Key findings include:

* There was a 111% increase in emergency department visits involving nonmedical use of opioid painkillers in the United States between 2004 and 2008.

* In 2008, the number of ED visits involving nonmedical use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs roughly equaled the number involving illicit drugs.

* Most visits for nonmedical use of drugs involved opioid painkillers (especially oxycodone, hydrocodone, or methadone) or benzodiazepines, a class of sedative drugs.

View the complete report, which includes:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5923a1.htm?s_cid=mm5923a1_w

. Emergency department visit trends
. Drugs most commonly involved
. Age groups most severely affected

Learn More about this Public Health Threat

. Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2010/r100617.htm

. Issue Brief – Unintentional Drug Poisoning in the United States
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Poisoning/brief.htm

. Poisoning in the United States
Overview of poisoning in the U.S, including occurrence, costs and risk factors.
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Poisoning/poisoning-factsheet.htm

. Poison Prevention Tips
Suggestions to keep you, your family and your friends safe from poisonings.
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Poisoning/preventiontips.htm

. NCHS Data Brief: Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United States, 1999-2006
Summary of trends in fatal opioid analgesic-related poisonings from the years 1999-2006.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db22.htm

. The DAWN Report: Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain RelieverS (SAMHSA)
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/dawn016/OpioidED.cfm

. CDC Statement Regarding the Misuse of Prescription Drugs
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2010/s100603.htm


Listen to Podcasts

1. Unintentional Poisoning Deaths
Summary of a study on unintentional poisoning deaths, which indicated that poisoning death rates in the United States increased by 62.5% from 1999–2004. (6:12 mins)
http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=4911


2. Protecting Yourself and Your Family Against Poisonings
Poisoning prevention tips for audiences of all ages. (2:59 mins)
http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=8476

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