Misuse Of Funds

Misuse Of Funds

Misuse Of Funds

DAWN is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related Emergency Room visits for the nation. It is has been funded through the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since 1992.

This surveillance report is especially important because it identifies drug abuse trends and associated events in a real time fashion. It has been used in drug abuse education programs to demonstrate the very real downside of drug abuse for those who feel that drug use is a simple recreational activity. The report reveals the significant relationship between alcohol and drug abuse, and emergency room admissions because of drug overdose, detoxification or withdrawal, drug related accidents and trauma, and related mental health conditions. These are very real consequences of drug abuse and consequences that doctors and emergency rooms see every day.