May 2023

Pain in the Nation 2023: U.S. Death Rate Due to Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide Increased by 11 Percent in 2021

TFAH’s annual report found that in 2021 increases in death rates due to substance misuse and suicide occurred among all ages, races, and geographic groups, but were particularly high for youth suicides and drug overdose among certain populations of color and in rural parts of the country.
May 2022

Pain in the Nation 2022: U.S. Experienced Highest Ever Combined Rates of Deaths Due to Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

 TFAH and Well Being Trust’s annual report found that deaths spanned ages, racial and ethnic groups, and geography but disproportionally harmed young people and people of color. Solutions are known and must be implemented.
May 2021

Pain in the Nation Series Update: Alcohol, Drug and Suicide Deaths at Record Highs

Annual deaths due to alcohol, drugs or suicide exceeded 156,000 in 2019 and alcohol deaths were higher for every adult age group for the year.  Furthermore, preliminary data show that the COVID-19 crisis created higher rates of Americans’ mental distress, substance use, and drug overdose.
October 2020

A Blueprint for the 2021 Administration and Congress

The Promise of Good Health for All: Transforming Public Health in America  

May 2020

Pain in the Nation Series Update – Alcohol, Drug and Suicide Deaths in 2018

May 2020 - Annual U.S. deaths due to alcohol, drugs or suicide reached nearly 152,000 in 2018, a rate approximately level with the prior year, despite decreases in overall opioid overdose deaths.

April 2020

The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, 2020

This report, a part of TFAH’s annual public health funding series, found a continuing pattern of underfunding of these vital programs.
March 2020

Special Analysis: How Healthy Is Your Congressional District?

This analysis provides a snapshot of 11 preventive health measures reported by congressional district based on 2017 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Survey data. These data highlight areas in which policymakers and health advocates can focus their efforts to improve the health status of entire communities.

October 2019

Addressing a Crisis: Cross-Sector Strategies to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use and Suicide

A Pain in the Nation Series Report
June 2019

Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Suicide and the Millennial Generation – A Devastating Impact

Increases in alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths have affected all age groups and all communities, but the impact on people in their 20s and early 30s has been particularly pronounced.

March 2019

Pain in the Nation Update: While Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide Slowed Slightly in 2017, Rates Are Still at Historic Highs

Deaths from Synthetic Opioids Continue to Rise Sharply And Suicides Are Growing at the Fastest Pace in Years.

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