The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released stats showing Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates, by State, in the United States.
Their analyses reveal that in 2018, 23 states and DC had drug overdose death rates that were higher than the national rate of 20.7 per 100,000. Except for Arizona and New Mexico, states with higher rates were in the eastern part of the country, including the two states with the highest rates: West Virginia (51.5) and Delaware (43.8). Twenty-four states had rates that were lower than the national rate; the states with the lowest rates were Nebraska (7.4) and South Dakota (6.9). Three states (Illinois, Nevada, and Utah) had rates that were not statistically different from the national rate.
Does the CDC study show the states which have a Narcan/Naloxone deployment program for first responders?
Should we be looking at the deaths from overdoses or should we include the rates of overdoses that don’t result in death?
Might paint a better picture of the issue.
Clayton, Unfotrunately their study did not show that data. I think that would be helpful indeed.