Publications | NDEWS l National Drug Early Warning System l University of Maryland

Maxwell, J. C. (2015). "The Pain Reliever and Heroin Epidemic in the United States: Shifting Winds in the Perfect Storm." Journal of Addictive Diseases, 24(2-3): 127-40.
McGinty, EE., Kennedy-Hendricks, A., Baller, J., Niederdeppe, J., Gollust, S. & Barry, C.L. (2015). "Criminal Activity of Treatable Health Condition? News Media Framing of Opioid Analgesic Abuse in the United States, 1998-2012." Psychiatric Services.
Miech, R., Johnston, L., O'Malley, P.M., Keyes, K.M., & Heard, K. (2015). "Prescription opioids in adolescence and future opioid misuse." Pediatrics, 136(5): Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015.1364
Mills, B, Yepes, A, Nugent, K. "Synthetic Cannabinoids." American Journal of Medical Science, July 1:59-62
Mounteney, J., Giraudon, I., Denissov, G., & Griffiths, P. "Fentanyls: Are we missing the signs? Highly potent and on the rise in Europe." International Journal of Drug Policy, In Press.
Naimi, T. S., Mosher, J. F., " Powdered Alcohol Products: New Challenge in an Era of Needed Regulation" The Journal of the American Medical Association, July 14(2): 119-120.
NDEWS Coordinating Center. (2015). National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) Annual Project Report 2015.
NDEWS Coordinating Center. (2015). National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) Sentinel Community Site Cross-Site Comparison Graphics 2015.
NDEWS Coordinating Center. (2015). NDEWS Special Report: Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs.
NDEWS Coordinating Center. (2015.) "First Annual NDEWS Report Describes Drug Use Trends in 12 Sentinel Community Sites." NDEWS News, Issue 1. NDEWS News Issue 1 August 2015 Final.pdf141.69 KB
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. "Unintentional Drug Poisoning (Overdose) Deaths Involving Opioids in New York City, 2011-2014." New York City, NY: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Unintentional Drug Poisoning (Overdose) Deaths Involving Opioids in New York City, 2011-2014.pdf1.24 MB
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (April 17, 2015). DOHMH Warns New Yorkers of Dangers of “Synthetic Marijuana” After Increase in Emergency Department Visits. Press Release. DOHMH Warns New Yorkers of Dangers of Synthetic Marijuana After Increase in Emergency Department Visits.pdf257.74 KB
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (April 17, 2015). Increase in synthetic cannabinoid (marijuana)-related adverse events and emergency department visits, New York City. Press Release. Increase in Synthetic Cannabinoid (Marijuana)-related Adverse Events and Emergency Department Visits, New York City.pdf69.29 KB
NMS Labs. (2015). Designer Drugs: The Trends Report. NMS Drug Trends March 2015.pdf976.23 KB
Noble, A. (2015). Drug Test Shortcomings Foil Synthetic Marijuana Crackdown Efforts. The Washington Post.
Novel Psychoactive Treatment UK Network Expert Group. (2015). Guidance on the Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Harms of Club Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances. Novel Psychoactive Treatment UK Network (NEPTUNE). Guidance on the Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Harms of Club Drugs and Novel Psychoactive Substances.pdf2.15 MB
Office of Quality, Planning & Research. (2015). "Vaping or Marijuana Extracts More Common". Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services/ Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network. OSAMoGramVaping.pdf140 KB
Palamar, J. J., Griffin-Tomas, M, Ompad, D. C. "Illicit drug use among rave attendees in a nationally representative sample of US high school seniors." Drug and Alcohol Dependence. July 152: 24-31.
Paone, D., Tuazon, E., Kattan, J., Nolan, M.L., O'Brien, D.B., Dowell, D., Farley, T.A., & Kunins, H.V. "Decrease in rate of opioid analgesic overdose deaths--Staten Island, New York City, 2011-2013." MMWR, 64(18): 491-494.
Papsun, Donna. “'Flakka': The Truth Behind the Latest Designer Drug Media Storm." NMS Labs Webinar, June 1, 2015. NMS Labs alpha_pvp_webinar_2015.pdf2.35 MB
PDMP Center of Excellence at Brandeis University. COE Prescription Behavior Surveillance System.
Peterson, B. L. & Couper, F. J. (2015). "Concentrations of AB-CHMINACA and AB-PINACA and driving behavior in suspected impaired driving cases." Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 39:642-647. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jat/bkv091
Rose, DZ., Guerrero, WR., Mokin, MV., Gooch, CL. Bozeman, AC. Pearson, JM., Burgin, WS. (2015). Hemorrhagic Stroke Following Use of the Synthetic Marijuana "Spice", Neurology.
Runfola, Janine et al. (2015). Community Outbreak of HIV Infection Linked to Injection Drug Use of Oxymorphone. CDC MMWR, 64(16), 15-16. Community Outbreak of HIV Infection Linked to Injection Drug Use of Oxymorphone, Indiana 2015.pdf719.96 KB
Salani, D. A., Zdanowicz, M. M., "Synthetic Cannabinoids: The Dangers of Spicing It Up." Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, May 5: 36-43