MMWR Opioid Reports

2017

• Opioid Overdose Outbreak ─ West Virginia, August 2016
• Trends in Deaths Involving Heroin and Synthetic Opioids Excluding Methadone, and Law Enforcement Drug Product Reports, by Census Region ─ United States, 2006−2015
• Overdose Deaths Related to Fentanyl and Its Analogs ─ Ohio, January−February 2017
• Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006−2015
• Hospitalizations for Endocarditis and Associated Health Care Costs Among Persons with Diagnosed Drug Dependence ─ North Carolina, 2010−2015
• Characteristics of Fentanyl Overdose ─ Massachusetts, 2014−2016
• Methadone Prescribing and Overdose and the Association with Medicaid Preferred Drug List Policies ─ United States, 2007−2014
• Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use ─ United States, 2006−2015
• CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses ─ New Haven, Connecticut, June 23, 2016
• QuickStats: Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin, by Selected Age Groups ─ United States, 2006−2015

2016

• Increases in Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths ─ United States, 2010−2015
• Declines in Opioid Prescribing After a Private Insurer Policy Change ─ Massachusetts, 2011−2015
• Notes from the Field: Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Buprenorphine/Naloxone Ingestion ─ United States, 2008−2015
• Notes from the Field: Furanyl-Fentanyl Overdose Events Caused by Smoking Contaminated Crack Cocaine ─ British Columbia, Canada, July 15−18, 2016
• Increases in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths ─ Florida and Ohio, 2013−2015
• Fentanyl Law Enforcement Submissions and Increases in Synthetic Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths ─ 27 States, 2013−2014
• Incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome ─ 28 States, 1999−2013
• Trends in Methadone Distribution for Pain Treatment, Methadone Diversion, and Overdose Deaths ─ United States, 2002−2014
• Opioid Prescriptions Among Women of Reproductive Age Enrolled in Medicaid ─ New York, 2008−2013
• Counterfeit Norco Poisoning Outbreak ─ San Francisco Bay Area, California, March 25−April 5, 2016
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain ─ United States, 2016
  • Free Medscape CME
• Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths ─ United States, 2000−2014

2015

• Controlled Substance Prescribing Patterns ─ Prescription Behavior Surveillance System, Eight States, 2013
• Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users ─ United States, 2002−2013
• Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Providing Naloxone to Laypersons ─ United States, 2014
• Decrease in Rate of Opioid Analgesic Overdose Deaths ─ Staten Island, New York City, 2011−2013
• Poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics ─ New York State, 2003−2012
• Infant and Maternal Characteristics in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome ─ Selected Hospitals in Florida, 2010−2011
• Implementation of a Statewide Surveillance System for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome ─ Tennessee, 2013
• Opioid Prescription Claims Among Women of Reproductive Age ─ United States, 2008−2012

2014

• Alcohol Involvement in Opioid Pain Reliever and Benzodiazepine Drug Abuse-Related Emergency Department Visits and Drug-related Deaths ─ United States, 2010
• Increases in Heroin Overdose Deaths ─ 28 States, 2010 to 2012
• Decline in Drug Overdose Deaths After State Policy Changes ─ Florida, 2010−2012
• Vital Signs: Variation Among States in Prescribing of Opioid Pain Relievers and Benzodiazepines ─ United States, 2012
• Notes from the Field: Increase in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths ─ Rhode Island, November 2013−March 2014

2013

• Drug-Induced Deaths ─ United States, 1999−2010
• Deaths and Severe Adverse Events Associated with Anesthesia-Assisted Rapid Opioid Detoxification ─ New York City, 2012
• Notes from the Field: Acetyl Fentanyl Overdose Fatalities ─ Rhode Island, March−May 2013
• Vital signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women ─ United States, 1999−2010
• Notes from the Field: Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Buprenorphine Ingestion by Children ─ United States, 2010−2011

2012

• Buprenorphine Prescribing Practices and Exposures Reported to a Poison Center ─ Utah, 2002−2011
• Vital Signs: Risk for Overdose from Methadone Used for Pain Relief ─ United States, 1999−2010
• Vital signs: Unintentional Injury Deaths Among Persons Aged 0-19 Years ─ United States, 2000−2009
• Community-Based Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Providing Naloxone ─ United States, 2010
• CDC Grand Rounds: Prescription Drug Overdoses ─ A U.S. Epidemic

2011

• Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers ─ United States, 1999−2008
• Drug Overdose Deaths ─ Florida, 2003−2009
• Drug-Induced Deaths ─ United States, 2003−2007

2010

• Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Selected Prescription Drugs ─ United States, 2004−2008
• Adult Use of Prescription Opioid Pain Medications ─ Utah, 2008

2009

• Overdose Deaths Involving Prescription Opioids Among Medicaid Enrollees ─ Washington, 2004−2007

2008

• Nonpharmaceutical Fentanyl-Related Deaths ─ Multiple States, April 2005−March 2007

2007

• Unintentional Poisoning Deaths ─ United States, 1999−2004

2006

• Toxicology Testing and Results for Suicide Victims ─ 13 States, 2004

2005

• Unintentional Deaths from Drug Poisoning by Urbanization of Area ─ New Mexico, 1994−2003
• Atypical Reactions Associated with Heroin Use ─ Five States, January−April 2005
• Increase in Poisoning Deaths Caused by Non-Illicit Drugs ─ Utah, 1991−2003

2004

• Unintentional and Undetermined Poisoning Deaths ─ 11 States, 1990−2001

2000

• Unintentional Opiate Overdose Deaths ─ King County, Washington, 1990−1999
• Heroin Overdose Deaths ─ Multnomah County, Oregon, 1993−1999