Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR), University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2020 Jul;33(4):319-325. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000610.
In 2013, NIH NIDA released a special funding opportunity to update and expand their longstanding Community Epidemiology Workgroup (CEWG) by creating a coordinating center for a new type of monitoring system that became the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS). This article provides an overview of four primary NDEWS components: core staff; an approach to detecting and monitoring emerging drug trends including community-based epidemiologists and national databases; small rapid follow-up studies; and innovative multimedia approaches for disseminating information.
The cornerstones for detecting and monitoring are the 1700+ member NDEWS Network and a coalition of local epidemiologists. Follow-up studies are designed with local researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to focus on local trends. Among NDEWS accomplishments are developing protocols for expanded urinalyses in high-risk populations and conducting follow-up studies with local collaborators in New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and a tribal nation in Minnesota.
During its first 6 years, NDEWS has advanced its mission to develop multidisciplinary collaborations and innovative technologies for identifying, monitoring, and following up on emerging drug trends and has contributed to the translation of science into practice. VIDEO ABSTRACT: http://links.lww.com/YCO/A55.
综述目的：2013 年，NIH 国家药物滥用研究所（NIDA）发布了一项特别资助机会，通过创建一个协调中心来更新和扩展其长期存在的社区流行病学工作组（CEWG），以创建一种新型监测系统，即国家药物预警系统（NDEWS）。本文概述了 NDEWS 的四个主要组成部分：核心人员；一种用于检测和监测新兴药物趋势的方法，包括基于社区的流行病学家和国家数据库；小型快速后续研究；以及用于传播信息的创新多媒体方法。
最新发现：检测和监测的基石是由 1700 多名成员组成的 NDEWS 网络和一个由当地流行病学家组成的联盟。后续研究是与当地研究人员、从业者和政策制定者合作设计的，重点关注当地趋势。NDEWS 的成就包括为高危人群制定扩展尿液分析的方案，并与新罕布什尔州、纽约州、俄亥俄州、俄勒冈州和明尼苏达州的一个部落国家的当地合作者进行后续研究。
总结：在成立的头 6 年里，NDEWS 推进了其使命，即开发多学科合作和创新技术，以识别、监测和跟踪新兴药物趋势，并为将科学转化为实践做出了贡献。
