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We invite you to join us for the upcoming Our Community, Our Health Town Hall - NDEWS Webinar with the National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities (NASCSA). Topic: The National Drug Early Warning System: Emergency Overdose Trends, Emerging Drugs of Abuse and Why this Matters to States
During the latest Our Community, Our Health Town Hall - NDEWS Webinar, on Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Kindbridge Research Institute team provided an in-depth look at Florida's Playwise program, a statewide initiative providing gambling helpline services, responsible gambling education, and tailored community outreach.
NDEWS Co-Investigator Bruce Goldberger discusses Florida’s decline in drug overdose deaths with the Tallahassee Democrat. Read the full article here.
This Week’s Focus: Overdoses Across the United States This week’s briefing focuses on overdoses across the United States. Data-driven insight from our latest NDEWS Special Report looks at EMS encounters for nonfatal overdoses at the county level across the US and breaks down the trends of the top-10 counties.
This Week’s Focus: Xylazine This week’s briefing focuses on xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that has been found in the illicit opioid supply. Xylazine is a central nervous system depressant that can cause painful and difficult-to-treat skin and muscle sores, which can lead to infection, necrosis, and even amputation of affected…
This Week’s Focus: NDEWS Early Warning in Action — Insights from the NDEWS Early Warning Network including Sentinel Sites Report and Rapid Street Reporting data This week, the NDEWS Weekly Briefing focuses on our Sentinel Site Director (SSD) report and our newest Rapid Street Reporting (RSR) findings from our weekend…
This Week’s Focus: Psilocybin This week’s briefing focuses on psilocybin, a chemical in certain types of fresh or dried mushrooms, also known as shrooms or magic mushrooms. The mushrooms cause behavioral changes and changes in how a person perceives reality; they may see colors, shapes, or scenes that aren’t really…
This Week’s Focus: Ketamine Our focus for this week’s NDEWS Weekly Briefing is on the trends of non-medical use, detection, and the risks associated with overdoses involving ketamine.We feature our latest NDEWS Special Report that focuses on EMS encounters for nonfatal ketamine-related overdoses in the US, in addition…
Article published in TIME, features insight from NDEWS Co-Director Joseph Palamar and SAG member Alex Krotulski, exploring the rise of nitazenes. The article describes nitazenes, discusses emerging trends, and explains the challenges with detection of the substance.
