Articles

DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment Part 1: Drug Cartels: Trafficking Drugs Into and Throughout the United States This is a 2-part series with Part 1 focusing on how illicit drugs enter and spread throughout the United States. Part 2 of the series was published in late July and focuses on the Drug Enforcement Agency’s […]

How Prevalent is Waterborne Disease in the United States? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays an active role in monitoring and surveillance of diseases spread through any water source in the United States. The following estimates were published for 17 waterborne pathogens in 20141: 15 million illnesses. 601,000 emergency department visits. 118,000 […]

Foodborne Illness Caused by Salmonella Bacteria As the United States enters the warm spring months followed by the sizzling summer months, the causes, symptoms, and prevention of food poisoning due to Salmonella are warranted. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that Salmonella bacteria cause 1.35 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the […]

Adolescent Use of Delta-8 THC and Marijuana in the United States A 2023 Monitoring the Future survey, published in March 2024, revealed that 11% of 12th-grade students across the United States reported using Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinoid (Delta-8 THC)1. This survey is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Use of psychoactive cannabis products is higher […]

The 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Data in the United States Each year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conduct a survey on people living in the United States as to their experience with mental health, substance use, and […]