DAWN Public Use Files
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) dataset series comprises SAMHSA data collections designed to monitor emergency department visits associated with substance use and related health consequences in the United States. DAWN provides information on substances involved, patient characteristics, and characteristics and outcomes of drug-related emergency department visits. Across its collection periods, DAWN supports surveillance of substance-related morbidity, analysis of trends, identification of emerging drug threats, and public health research and decision-making. Collection methods, coverage, and statistical comparability vary across DAWN periods and individual datasets.
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| @id | https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/dawn-drug-abuse-warning-network/legacy/1994 |
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| @type | DatasetSeries |
| accrualPeriodicity | annually |
| contactPoint |
[ { "fn": "SAMHSA Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov" } ] |
| description | The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) dataset series comprises SAMHSA data collections designed to monitor emergency department visits associated with substance use and related health consequences in the United States. DAWN provides information on substances involved, patient characteristics, and characteristics and outcomes of drug-related emergency department visits. Across its collection periods, DAWN supports surveillance of substance-related morbidity, analysis of trends, identification of emerging drug threats, and public health research and decision-making. Collection methods, coverage, and statistical comparability vary across DAWN periods and individual datasets. |
| first |
{ "@type": "Dataset", "title": "Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 1994", "publisher": { "name": "Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "@type": "Organization" } ] } ] }, "identifier": "https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/dawn-drug-abuse-warning-network/legacy/1994", "description": "The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a nationwide public health surveillance system administered by SAMHSA that captures emergency department (ED) visits related to recent substance use from participating hospitals' electronic health records. DAWN provides timely data on substance-related ED visits, including patient demographics, substances involved, clinical characteristics, and visit outcomes, to monitor trends, identify emerging drug threats, and support public health surveillance, prevention, treatment, and policy. This DAWN dataset’s time period covers the year 1994.", "contactPoint": [ { "fn": "SAMHSA Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov" } ] } |
| identifier | https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/dawn-drug-abuse-warning-network/legacy/1994 |
| last |
{ "@type": "Dataset", "title": "Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 2011", "publisher": { "name": "Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "@type": "Organization" } ] } ] }, "identifier": "https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/dawn-drug-abuse-warning-network/legacy/2011", "description": "The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) is a nationwide public health surveillance system administered by SAMHSA that captures emergency department (ED) visits related to recent substance use from participating hospitals' electronic health records. DAWN provides timely data on substance-related ED visits, including patient demographics, substances involved, clinical characteristics, and visit outcomes, to monitor trends, identify emerging drug threats, and support public health surveillance, prevention, treatment, and policy. This DAWN dataset’s time period covers the year 2011.", "contactPoint": [ { "fn": "SAMHSA Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov" } ] } |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Organization" } |
| spatial |
[ { "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "United States" } ] |
| temporal |
[ { "@type": "PeriodOfTime", "endDate": "2011-12-31", "startDate": "1994-01-01" } ] |
| title | DAWN Public Use Files |
