Status: Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
21.6
drug-overdose deaths per 100,000 population
(2019)
Target:
20.7 per 100,000
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
20.7 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2018 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Reduce drug overdose deaths
Target-Setting Method
Maintain the baseline
Data Sources: National Vital Statistics System - Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census
Summary
Drug overdose deaths are a national public health emergency. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and prevent death. Increasing access to naloxone and to evidence-based treatments for substance use disorder can help reduce overdose deaths.
Topic: Drug and Alcohol Use
Workgroup: Substance Use Workgroup