Eighteen NDEWS sentinel sites will collect and submit indicator data on an ongoing basis to characterize trends in drug use, drug availability, and drug-related consequences in their geographic areas. The NDEWS Coordinating Center will also collect data from national sources and agency partners to supplement local sentinel site data.
Indicators and data sources
| Indicators | data sources |
|---|---|
| Drug use | Combined effort: Rapid Street Reporting (RSR); Coordinating Center: Virtual HealthStreet, NSDUH |
| Drug availability | Sentinel sites: Drug seizures; Coordinating Center: HIDTA PMP drug seizure data |
| Drug-related mortality | Sentinel sites: Medical Examiner data (cause of death and drug detections); Coordinating Center: ODMAP (fatal) |
| Drug-related morbidity | Sentinel sites: Hospital and emergency department admissions, non-fatal overdoses; Coordinating Center: ODMAP (non-fatal), Poison Control |
| Treatment demand | Sentinel sites: Substance use disorder treatment admissions, naloxone distribution |
| Drug-related infectious diseases | Sentinel sites: HIV, hepatitis C, STIs |