What to know
- The nonfatal drug overdose data on this dashboard come from ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology (DOSE) system. DOSE captures both emergency department (ED) and inpatient hospitalization discharge data.
- Currently, 33 states and Washington, DC share discharge data with DOSE: 30 states and DC share both ED and inpatient hospitalization discharge data, no states share only ED discharge data, and 3 states share only inpatient hospitalization discharge data.
About this dashboard
This dashboard represents the most up-to-date data that ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's DOSE system has available and is updated annually with an expected eight-month lag between end-of-year closeout and dashboard updates to account for data submission and review timelines.
States participating in ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's DOSE System that report ED and/or inpatient hospitalization discharge data, 2018-2023†
- Download a dataset with all available ED and inpatient hospitalization discharge data.
- Read more About DOSE and discharge data captured through DOSE.
- All visualizations will responsively adjust to your selections, including the summary data points; line graph, bar graph, sex by age pyramid; and county-level heat map.
- Select Data Source: Click on the box to select the desired data source (emergency department visit or inpatient hospitalization discharge data) from the drop-down.
- Select a Drug: Click on the box to select from a drop-down list of drug options, including all drug, all opioid, heroin, fentanyl, benzodiazepine, all stimulant, methamphetamine, and cocaine overdoses.
- Select a State or View Overall: Click on the box to select and highlight overdose data by a specific state or overall. Note: Only states that submitted the selected data during the selected time frame will be displayed in the drop-down list, so the number of reporting states varies.
- Select Time Frame: Click on the box to select the desired time frame (monthly or annual); if monthly data are selected, an option to Select a Month will be displayed.
- Select a Year: Click on the box to select the desired year.
- Reset the Visualizations: Use the reset button below the selection boxes to clear all selections and return to the default settings.
- Simplify the Trend Graph: If the trend graph appears too busy, use the "labels off" toggle button to view a simplified version without labels.
- Analyze Percent Change: When viewing annual data, toggle the percent change feature. Hover over any data point to see the change from the selected year compared to the previous year.
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology (DOSE) System: Nonfatal Overdose Emergency Department and Inpatient Hospitalization Discharge Data. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø; [INSERT YEAR, MONTH, DAY]. Access at: /overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/dose-dashboard-nonfatal-discharge-data.html