State of Illinois Comprehensive Opioid Data Report
IDPH’s 2017 report describes state-level data on overdose deaths, emergency department use and hospitalization, naloxone use, neonatal abstinence syndrome, prescribing, and infectious diseases.
Leveraging Data Sharing for Overdose Prevention: Legal, Health, and Equity Considerations
This guide (ChangeLab Solutions) was produced for local/regional government officials, staff, and health care providers, and covers legal considerations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and data collection and sharing practices such as prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs).
Basic Drug Use Epidemiology: A Guide
The CDC Foundation and Vital Strategies authored this guide to help epidemiologists, analysts, and stakeholders “improve their capacity to analyze and report data about drug use and overdose.”
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)
SAMHSA’s CBHSQ collects and provides behavioral health data for practitioners, health advocates, policymakers, and consumers.
The Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative
The Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative is the National Institute of Health’s central effort to combat the opioid crisis.
Monitoring the Future
The Monitoring the Future survey (NIDA) tracks attitudes about and use of drugs and alcohol among youth. Results are released each fall, with data stretching back to 1975.
State of Illinois Overdose Action Plan (SOAP)
This March 2022 plan outlines Illinois’ approach to ending the overdose epidemic in the state, focusing on social equity, prevention, treatment and recovery, harm reduction, and justice-involved populations and public safety.
Data-Driven Prevention Initiative (DDPI)
DDPI funded initiatives across the country to end the opioid overdose crisis.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
The NSDUH Survey, conducted by SAMHSA, provides estimates of substance use and mental illness at the national, state, and substate levels. NSDUH data also help to identify the extent of substance use and mental illness among different subgroups, estimate trends over time, and determine the need for treatment services.
The Drug Overdose Epidemic: Behind the Numbers
The CDC provides a central access point to its data on overdoses, prescription opioids, heroin, fentanyl, and more.