Substance use disorders occur when regular use of alcohol and/or drugs impacts daily functioning, including health problems, disability, and inability to meet main responsibilities at home, work, or school.¹

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The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic.²

Most leading causes of death are at least partially caused by the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs. Chronic liver disease, unintentional injuries, and suicide are associated with alcohol use; chronic lower respiratory disease and influenza and pneumonia are associated with tobacco use; heart disease, malignant neoplasms, and cerebrovascular disease are associated with both alcohol and tobacco use; and unintentional injuries and suicide are associated with the use of other drugs.

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Opioids killed nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. in 2019, six times the number of deaths in 1999.³

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Substance use data can be obtained from sources including:

• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has multiple data collection system.
• Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) is an online application that provides national and state estimates of alcohol-related health impact.
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), CDC National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health.
• Hospital Discharge Data for inpatient and ED visits relating to substance abuse disorders.
• Mortality data provides alcohol- and drug-induced death rates.

The Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services conducts surveys of drug use and health in New Jersey.

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• Alcohol Consumption - Binge Drinking
• Alcohol Use during Pregnancy
• Unintentional Poisoning Deaths

Binge Drinking (5+ drinks for men, 4+ drinks for women) - Adults (BRFSS)

• Binge Drinking - Crude Rates
• Binge Drinking - Age-adjusted Rates

Chronic Heavy Drinking - Adults (BRFSS)

• Chronic Drinking - Crude Rates
• Chronic Drinking - Age-adjusted Rates

Current Alcohol Use - Adults (BRFSS)

• Current Alcohol Use - Crude Rates
• Current Alcohol Use - Age-adjusted Rates

Hospitalizations

• Emergency Department and Inpatient Hospital Discharges

Diagnosis - Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC): Alcohol/Drug Use or Induced Mental Diorders

Mortality

• Mortality Counts and Rates

Cause of Death - Other cause of death groupings: Alcohol-induced deaths and/or Drug-induced deaths

• Annual Substance Abuse Overviews for New Jersey and Its Counties
• Annual NJ Substance Abuse Treatment Performance Reports
• Other reports from the NJ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services

New Jersey

• NJDOH Opioid Data Dashboard
• NJDOH Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner
• NJDOH Naloxone (Narcan®) Program
• NJDHS Mental Health and Addiction Services
• NJLPS Office of the NJ Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (NJCARES)
• NJDOE Annual Reports of Violence, Vandalism, and Substance Abuse in New Jersey Schools
• NJDOE Student Health Survey

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
• Overdose Data to Action (OD2A)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• Illegal Drug Use
• Opioid Overdose
• Opioid-Related Hospital Use
• Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID)
• Alcohol Use
• Healthy People 2020
• Healthy People 2030