HHS has announced an agreement with MillenniumHlth to provide near real-time drug testing data that will enhance efforts and targeted approaches in fighting the overdose crisis in the U.S.
The data donated from Millennium Health’s Emerging Threat Intelligence Program will include regular reporting of drug use trends from definitive urine drug-test results obtained from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and multiple medical practice types with a unique capability to identify community level indicators of illicit drug use.
“The Trump Administration recognizes the power of current data in the multi-pronged efforts to curb the drug overdose epidemic. With frequent reporting of drug testing data, HHS can work with city, county and state public health officials to provide resources to help reduce crisis points and save lives,” said Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D.
The Millennium Health donation comes as we are seeing a sharp rise in the use of methamphetamine and increases in stimulant-involved overdose deaths. As reported in, an evaluation of Millennium Health data shows that since 2016, rates of positive urine drug test results have increased significantly by 42.44% for methamphetamine and 75.46% for fentanyl.
Key aspects of the HHS five-point Opioid Strategy, which provides the overarching framework to leverage the expertise and resources of HHS to combat the opioid crisis, is to strengthen public health data reporting and collection to improve the timeliness and specificity of data and to inform a real-time public health response as the epidemic evolves.
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