In April 2020, the second iteration of the NIDA-funded NDEWS was awarded to our team at the University of Florida, New York University, and Florida Atlantic University. We published our first ever NDEWS Weekly Briefing on August 28, 2020. Now on September 20, 2024, we celebrate the publication of our 200th issue of the NDEWS Weekly Briefing. We thank our readers for their support!
A study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, authored by NDEWS Deputy Director, Dr. Joseph Palamar, examined data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The results showed that while the prevalence of illicitly manufactured fentanyl use is rare in the general US population,…
A study published this week in the International Journal of Drug Policy, with NDEWS Deputy Director Dr. Joseph Palamar lead author and co-authors NIDA T32 fellow Dr. Fitzgerald, former HIDTA site Director Mr. Carr, NDEWS Director Dr. Cottler and SAG member Dr. Ciccarone, compared regional trends in fentanyl seizures to…
NDEWS will hold the NDEWS Summit at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 86th Annual Scientific Meeting on Saturday, June 15th (06/15/2024) from 4:00-6:30 PM ET in meeting room Avenue Duluth. The Summit will be open to all CPDD meeting attendees. Please fill out our RSVP form …
A study recently published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, co-authored by NDEWS researchers Dr. Joseph Palamar, Dr. Nicole Fitzgerald, Dr. Linda Cottler, and NDEWS affiliate Dr. Tom Carr, examined overall and drug-specific associations between county-level fentanyl burden––based on seizures of fentanyl in pills and powder, pills-only, or…
The 86th CPDD Annual Meeting is now over; held in Montreal this past week, the meeting had the highest attendance ever! On Saturday, we held our annual NDEWS Summit. In attendance were nearly 65 individuals in person and on Zoom. Our agenda included a welcome from NIDA, updates…
This weekend, the NDEWS team will be traveling to attend the 86th CPDD Annual Meeting in Montreal, Quebec Canada. The NDEWS team will be presenting both an oral presentation and an invited symposium, showcasing our latest data. We invite you to join us for these presentations.
A recently published study by NDEWS Deputy Director Dr. Joseph Palamar examined trends in awareness that cocaine can be adulterated with fentanyl among nightclub and festival attendees in New York City. Results suggest that knowledge that cocaine can be adulterated with fentanyl is increasing in this high-risk population. Dr.
Joseph Palamar, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical Center, has been named Deputy Director of NDEWS. He is a Co-Investigator in our NIDA-funded U01 study, he serves as chair of the Scientific Advisory Group, and has been researching the epidemiology of drug use for…
A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence by NDEWS researchers, led by Co-Investigator Dr. Joseph Palamar, examined quarterly national seizure data from High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas to determine the number of drug seizures in the US containing fentanyl from January 2018 through December 2021. Read the full study here.
