MMWR Opioid Reports

2018

August 31, 2018

• Opportunities to Prevent Overdose Deaths Involving Prescription and Illicit Opioids, 11 States, July 2016–June 2017

August 24, 2018

• Occupational Patterns in Unintentional and Undetermined Drug-Involved and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths –– United States, 2007–2012

August 10, 2018

• Opioid Use Disorder Documented at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 1999–2014
• Naloxone Administration Frequency During Emergency Medical Service Events — United States, 2012–2016

March 30, 2018

• Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids, Cocaine, and Psychostimulants — United States, 2015–2016

March 9, 2018

• Vital Signs: Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Opioid Overdoses — United States, July 2016–September 2017

2017

November 3, 2017

• Deaths Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogs, and U-47700 — 10 States, July–December 2016

October 20, 2017

• Illicit Drug Use, Illicit Drug Use Disorders, and Drug Overdose Deaths in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas — United States
• Notes from the Field: Counterfeit Percocet–Related Overdose Cluster — Georgia, June 2017

September 22, 2017

• Opioid Overdose Outbreak ─ West Virginia, August 2016

September 1, 2017

• 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

July 7, 2017

• Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006−2015

June 9, 2017

• Hospitalizations for Endocarditis and Associated Health Care Costs Among Persons with Diagnosed Drug Dependence ─ North Carolina, 2010−2015

April 14, 2017

• Characteristics of Fentanyl Overdose ─ Massachusetts, 2014−2016

March 31, 2017

• Methadone Prescribing and Overdose and the Association with Medicaid Preferred Drug List Policies ─ United States, 2007−2014

March 17, 2017

• Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use ─ United States, 2006−2015

March 10, 2017

• CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Strategies to Prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

February 3, 2017

• Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses ─ New Haven, Connecticut, June 23, 2016

January 6, 2017

• QuickStats: Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin, by Selected Age Groups ─ United States, 2006−2015

2016

December 30, 2016

• Increases in Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths ─ United States, 2010−2015

October 21, 2016

• Declines in Opioid Prescribing After a Private Insurer Policy Change ─ Massachusetts, 2011−2015

October 21, 2016

• Notes from the Field: Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Buprenorphine/Naloxone Ingestion ─ United States, 2008−2015

September 23, 2016

• Notes from the Field: Furanyl-Fentanyl Overdose Events Caused by Smoking Contaminated Crack Cocaine ─ British Columbia, Canada, July 15−18, 2016

August 26, 2016

• Increases in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths ─ Florida and Ohio, 2013−2015

August 26, 2016

• Fentanyl Law Enforcement Submissions and Increases in Synthetic Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths ─ 27 States, 2013−2014

August 12, 2016

• Incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome ─ 28 States, 1999−2013

July 8, 2016

• Trends in Methadone Distribution for Pain Treatment, Methadone Diversion, and Overdose Deaths ─ United States, 2002−2014

April 29, 2016

• 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

March 18, 2016

• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain ─ United States, 2016
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January 1, 2016

• Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths ─ United States, 2000−2014

2015

October 16, 2015

• Controlled Substance Prescribing Patterns ─ Prescription Behavior Surveillance System, Eight States, 2013

July 10, 2015

• Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users ─ United States, 2002−2013

June 19, 2015

• Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Providing Naloxone to Laypersons ─ United States, 2014

May 15, 2015

• Decrease in Rate of Opioid Analgesic Overdose Deaths ─ Staten Island, New York City, 2011−2013

April 17, 2015

• Poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics ─ New York State, 2003−2012

March 6, 2015

• Infant and Maternal Characteristics in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome ─ Selected Hospitals in Florida, 2010−2011

February 13, 2015

• Implementation of a Statewide Surveillance System for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome ─ Tennessee, 2013

January 23, 2015

• Opioid Prescription Claims Among Women of Reproductive Age ─ United States, 2008−2012

2014

October 10, 2014

• Alcohol Involvement in Opioid Pain Reliever and Benzodiazepine Drug Abuse-Related Emergency Department Visits and Drug-related Deaths ─ United States, 2010

October 3, 2014

• Increases in Heroin Overdose Deaths ─ 28 States, 2010 to 2012

July 4, 2014

• 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

June 20, 2014

• Notes from the Field: Increase in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths ─ Rhode Island, November 2013−March 2014

2013

• Drug-Induced Deaths ─ United States, 1999−2010

September 27, 2013

• Deaths and Severe Adverse Events Associated with Anesthesia-Assisted Rapid Opioid Detoxification ─ New York City, 2012

August 30, 2013

• Notes from the Field: Acetyl Fentanyl Overdose Fatalities ─ Rhode Island, March−May 2013

July 5, 2013

• Vital signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women ─ United States, 1999−2010

January 25, 2013

• 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

July 6, 2012

• Vital Signs: Risk for Overdose from Methadone Used for Pain Relief ─ United States, 1999−2010

April 20, 2012

• Vital signs: Unintentional Injury Deaths Among Persons Aged 0-19 Years ─ United States, 2000−2009

February 17, 2012

• Community-Based Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Providing Naloxone ─ United States, 2010

January 13, 2012

• CDC Grand Rounds: Prescription Drug Overdoses ─ A U.S. Epidemic

2011 - 2000

November 4, 2011

• Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers ─ United States, 1999−2008

July 8, 2011

• Drug Overdose Deaths ─ Florida, 2003−2009

January 14, 2011

• Drug-Induced Deaths ─ United States, 2003−2007

June 18, 2010

• Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Selected Prescription Drugs ─ United States, 2004−2008

February 19, 2010

• Adult Use of Prescription Opioid Pain Medications ─ Utah, 2008

October 30, 2009

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

October 30, 2009

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

February 9, 2007

• Unintentional Poisoning Deaths ─ United States, 1999−2004

November 24, 2006

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

September 9, 2005

• Unintentional Deaths from Drug Poisoning by Urbanization of Area ─ New Mexico, 1994−2003

August 19, 2005

• Atypical Reactions Associated with Heroin Use ─ Five States, January−April 2005

January 21, 2005

• Increase in Poisoning Deaths Caused by Non-Illicit Drugs ─ Utah, 1991−2003

March 26, 2004

• Unintentional and Undetermined Poisoning

September 19, 2003

• Wound Botulism Among Black Tar Heroin Users ─ Washington, 2003

July 21, 2000

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