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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Use. 2020 Apr 30;25(6):615–620. doi: 10.1080/14659891.2020.1753833

Table 1.

Data Sources

Data Source Description
Socrata Access to an API which includes more than 120 opioid-related datasets
Healthdata.gov HHS open data resource providing 254 health-related datasets
California Open Data Portal Provides hundreds of open data datasets on California, including 334 datasets related to health and human services
California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard Data tool with enhanced data visualization and integration of statewide and geographically-specific non-fatal opioid-involved overdose and opioid prescription data
OpenJustice Open source data portal provided by the California Department of Justice
CURES 2.0 Data on California and Safety Code section 11165(d), which requires dispensing pharmacies, clinics, or other dispensers to report prescriptions dispensed for Schedule II, Schedule II, or Schedule IV controlled substances to the Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Agency Datasets Data on a variety of drug-related activities, including drug labs in U.S. and drug seizure data
Medi-Cal Drug Utilization Data Drug utilization data available for fee-for-service outpatient drugs reimbursed on or after july 1, 1996 by Medi-Cal to pharmacies
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Social and behavioral sciences data archive. Hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields, such as treatment episode data
The State of the USA Provides data on overall health and economic status at the individual community level
Postmarket Drug Surveillance Programs Produced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showing adverse drug effects
The Office of Women’s Health – Quick Health Data Online Health indicators with a focus on women (ex., mammogram rates)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Survey of behavioral factors
Cannabis Dispensary/Sales Information from BDS Analytics Sourced from dispensary Point of Sales reporting
Cannabis/Integrative Health Data from Healer.com Surveys from medical practices of cannabis and opioid patients