The only nation-wide assessment of drug use in the US is a critical tool in fighting the opioid epidemic
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On 1 April, the US government abruptly laid off all 17 people running the country’s only nationwide survey on substance use and mental health. For more than half a century, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) has tracked these issues across the US, helping inform doctors, researchers and policy-makers. Its future is now uncertain, as it isn’t clear who – if anyone – will take over the task.
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