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    Drug Abuse

    Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in large amounts.

    Department of Health Data

    Behavioral Health Risks of Pennsylvania Adults
                Includes prevalence estimates on self-reported illegal and prescription drug use.
    EDDIE
                See Deaths dataset
    County Injury Profiles
                One-page profiles tabulating injury hospitalizations for a specific county (counts and charges only, no rates).
    Healthy People
                A report that tracks the progress of public health objectives in meeting their goals by the end of the decade.

    External Data Sources

    National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)

    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics (SAMHSA)

    PA Youth Survey (PCCD)

    YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (CDC)