The NIDA-funded NDEWS Coordinating Center at UF
The National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), funded to the University of Florida by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), provides the field with timely, salient, and valuable information on emerging substance use trends.
About nDEWS
ABOUT OUR
Coordinating Center
NDEWS is led by scientists from the University of Florida, New York University, and Florida Atlantic University. Our Coordinating Center (CC) draws heavily on established and emerging public health surveillance methods and integrates expertise from multiple disciplines.
ABOUT OUR
Early Warning Network
Our Early Warning Network is comprised of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG), 13 Sentinel Sites and Community-Based Health Experts.
NOVEL SURVEILLANCE
NEW TO NDEWS
Using novel surveillance to detect emerging drug trends
One aim of the new NDEWS is to incorporate and leverage novel surveillance methods to ensure early detection of signals of new and emerging drug trends, including data from "drug checking," an ongoing national venue-intercept study, our new Virtual HealthStreet, and the development of an innovative machine learning approach to detect emergence of new psychoactive substances in real-time through algorithms deployed to darknet drug markets and forums.
news
Register now for upcoming Our Community, Our…
We invite you to join us for the upcoming Our Community, Our Health Town Hall – NDEWS Webinar with the National Association of State Controlled…
Our Community, Our Health Town Hall – NDEWS…
During the latest Our Community, Our Health Town Hall – NDEWS Webinar, on Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Kindbridge Research Institute team…
Drug overdose deaths in Florida down to…
NDEWS Co-Investigator Bruce Goldberger discusses Florida’s decline in drug overdose deaths with the Tallahassee Democrat. Read the full article…
Last modified: 05/20/2025