Drug Overdose Dashboard

Description

The VDH Drug Overdose Dashboard provides timely and comprehensive data on drug overdoses and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) among Virginia residents. The dashboard combines information from several public health data systems, including drug overdose emergency department visits, NAS hospitalizations, and drug overdose deaths from death certificate data. It allows users to explore data trends by geographic area, demographics, time period, and other factors, like drug class, to better understand the scope of substance use and overdose across the Commonwealth.

How the Community can use the Data

The VDH Drug Overdose and Substance Use Dashboard portfolio helps community members, public health officials, researchers, and policymakers understand and respond to the overdose and substance use crisis. Users can identify emerging trends such as increases in fentanyl-related deaths, regional differences in drug overdose or NAS, and populations at greater risk. These insights can guide prevention strategies, inform policy decisions, support harm reduction and treatment programs, and help communities direct resources where they are most needed.

Data Limitations

The data comes from multiple sources that vary in timeliness and completeness. Data are subject to change as new data become available, and certain details may be limited or aggregated to protect confidentiality. For more information on data limitations, please review the "About the Data" section at the bottom of each dashboard page.