Interested in learning more about NDEWS? Join us for our annual summit! The NDEWS 5th Annual Summit will be held on Saturday, June 13 from 2:00–6:00 pm PT as a hybrid event. While registration for the CPDD conference is not required to attend the NDEWS Summit, we encourage you to register and join us for additional presentations by NDEWS Coordinating Center and Early Warning Network.
NDEWS Rapid Street Report (RSR) reports are published in the NDEWS Weekly Briefing and then archived here. These reports summarize anonymous self‑reported substance use covering the past 12 months and past 30 days, collected during RSR data collection visits to different sites across the US, with select…
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…
NIDA T32 Predoctoral trainee Vijaya L. Seegulam graduated Friday, August 8, with her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Florida. Additionally, in July, NDEWS MPI Dr. Joseph Palamar was promoted to Professor of Population Health at NYU Langone Health. Congratulations to Drs. Seegulam and Palamar.
Following the NDEWS 4th Annual Summit, members of the NDEWS Coordinating Center (CC) will present a late-breaking abstract, an oral presentation, symposiums, and posters showcasing our latest data while at CPDD. In addition to presenting at CPDD, NDEWS Director, Dr. Linda Cottler (MPI), will deliver the keynote during the 2025 CPDD/RSA Joint Program focusing on NDEWS.
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!
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.
Rapid Street Reporting (RSR) is a national venue-intercept study focused on the NDEWS Sentinel Sites as well as “hotspot” locations. Hotspot sites are identified using US overdose trends captured in EMS encounter data from biospatial.io…
