IVP Branch: Overdose Data
Deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department (ED) visits due to medication or drug overdose, have become a growing public health concern nationally and in North Carolina.
Historically, prescription opioids have been a major driver of this epidemic. However, illicit drugs are now contributing to this problem in increasing numbers. The majority of overdose deaths now involve illicit opioids like heroin or fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic. The number of overdose deaths involving stimulants is also on the rise.
This webpage includes statewide summary data, a link to the state’s Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan Data Dashboard, monthly data updates, and county-level data. Visit the DHHS Overdose Epidemic website for more information on preventing overdose deaths in North Carolina. For information on how to make a custom data request, please review the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch data request policies and procedures .
NC Summary Data
- Core Overdose Data Slides 2021 (PPTX, 7.9 MB) - New! 5/22/2023
- State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) Fact Sheet
- The SU/MH During COVID-19 fact sheet provides information on public health trends for substance use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Medication and Drug Overdose Fact Sheet (PDF, 361 KB) provides a snapshot of medication and drug overdose deaths.
- The Opioid-involved Overdoses Fact Sheet provides information specific to the opioid epidemic.
NC Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan Data Dashboard - Updated Quarterly
- Data dashboard to track and monitor the NC Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan metrics; data available for the state and individual counties.
- North Carolina’s Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan
County Overdose Slide Sets - Updated 05/23/22
Click below to download your counties overdose slide set. Please read the speaking and technical
notes prior to using, found here.
If you find yourself needing a PowerPoint presentation, please email us at SubstanceUseData@dhhs.nc.gov.
NC DETECT Overdose Surveillance Reports - Updated Monthly
Opioid Overdose ED Visits
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County Opioid
Overdose Emergency Department Visit Reports (For counties with 12 month average ≥
5)
- Alamance (PDF, 128 KB)
- Beaufort (PDF, 128 KB)
- Buncombe (PDF, 128 KB)
- Burke (PDF, 128 KB)
- Cabarrus (PDF, 129 KB)
- Caldwell (PDF, 128 KB)
- Carteret (PDF, 128 KB)
- Catawba (PDF, 128 KB)
- Cleveland (PDF, 128 KB)
- Columbus (PDF, 127 KB)
- Craven (PDF, 127 KB)
- Cumberland (PDF, 128 KB)
- Davidson (PDF, 128 KB)
- Durham (PDF, 129 KB)
- Forsyth (PDF, 128 KB)
- Gaston (PDF, 128 KB)
- Guilford (PDF, 128 KB)
- Halifax (PDF, 129 KB)
- Harnett (PDF, 127 KB)
- Haywood (PDF, 127 KB)
- Henderson (PDF, 128 KB)
- Iredell (PDF, 128 KB)
- Johnston (PDF, 128 KB)
- Lee (PDF, 127 KB)
- Lincoln (PDF, 128 KB)
- McDowell (PDF, 127 KB)
- Mecklenburg (PDF, 128 KB)
- Moore (PDF, 127 KB)
- Nash (PDF, 127 KB)
- New Hanover (PDF, 128 KB)
- Onslow (PDF, 128 KB)
- Orange (PDF, 127 KB)
- Pitt (PDF, 127 KB)
- Randolph (PDF, 128 KB)
- Richmond (PDF, 128 KB)
- Robeson (PDF, 128 KB)
- Rockingham (PDF, 128 KB)
- Rowan (PDF, 128 KB)
- Rutherford (PDF, 128 KB)
- Scotland (PDF, 127 KB)
- Stanly (PDF, 128 KB)
- Surry (PDF, 128 KB)
- Union (PDF, 128 KB)
- Vance (PDF, 127 KB)
- Wake (PDF, 129 KB)
- Wayne (PDF, 128 KB)
- Wilkes (PDF, 128 KB)
- Wilson (PDF, 128 KB)
Overdose ED Visits Involving Medication or Drug with Potential for Dependency
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County Medication
or
Drug with Potential for Dependency Overdose ED Visit Reports (For counties with 12 month
average ≥5)
- Alamance (PDF, 213 KB)
- Beaufort (PDF, 213 KB)
- Brunswick (PDF, 213 KB)
- Buncombe (PDF, 215 KB)
- Burke (PDF, 215 KB)
- Cabarrus (PDF, 215 KB)
- Caldwell (PDF, 214 KB)
- Carteret (PDF, 214 KB)
- Catawba (PDF, 215 KB)
- Cleveland (PDF, 213 KB)
- Columbus (PDF, 214 KB)
- Craven (PDF, 214 KB)
- Cumberland (PDF, 214 KB)
- Davidson (PDF, 214 KB)
- Durham (PDF, 214 KB)
- Edgecombe (PDF, 214 KB)
- Forsyth (PDF, 214 KB)
- Gaston (PDF, 214 KB)
- Guilford (PDF, 214 KB)
- Halifax (PDF, 215 KB)
- Harnett (PDF, 213 KB)
- Henderson (PDF, 213 KB)
- Iredell (PDF, 213 KB)
- Johnston (PDF, 213 KB)
- Lee (PDF, 213 KB)
- Lenoir (PDF, 213 KB)
- Lincoln (PDF, 213 KB)
- McDowell (PDF, 213 KB)
- Mecklenburg (PDF, 215 KB)
- Moore (PDF, 213 KB)
- Nash (PDF, 213 KB)
- New Hanover (PDF, 223 KB)
- Onslow (PDF, 213 KB)
- Orange (PDF, 215 KB)
- Pitt (PDF, 215 KB)
- Randolph (PDF, 215 KB)
- Richmond (PDF, 214 KB)
- Robeson (PDF, 215 KB)
- Rockingham (PDF, 214 KB)
- Rowan (PDF, 214 KB)
- Rutherford (PDF, 213 KB)
- Sampson(PDF, 213 KB)
- Scotland (PDF, 213 KB)
- Stanly (PDF, 214 KB)
- Stokes (PDF, 214 KB)
- Surry (PDF, 214 KB)
- Union (PDF, 214 KB)
- Vance (PDF, 224 KB)
- Wake (PDF, 214 KB)
- Wayne (PDF, 212 KB)
- Wilkes (PDF, 214 KB)
- Wilson (PDF, 213 KB)
- Yadkin (PDF, 214 KB)
OCME Suspected Overdose Deaths Report - Updated Monthly
OCME Fentanyl-Positive Deaths - Updated Monthly
We were unable to update this report this month.
EMS Encounters for Suspected Opioid Overdose Reports
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Click here for
County EMS Suspected Opioid Overdose Reports (For counties with average monthly visits ≥
5)
- Alamance (PDF, 295 KB)
- Beaufort (PDF, 294 KB)
- Buncombe (PDF, 300 KB)
- Burke (PDF, 292 KB)
- Cabarrus (PDF, 298 KB)
- Caldwell (PDF, 296 KB)
- Carteret (PDF, 290 KB)
- Catawba (PDF, 298 KB)
- Cherokee (PDF, 290 KB)
- Cleveland (PDF, 294 KB)
- Columbus (PDF, 295 KB)
- Craven (PDF, 301 KB)
- Cumberland (PDF, 301 KB)
- Davidson (PDF, 294 KB)
- Durham (PDF, 300 KB)
- Forsyth (PDF, 295 KB)
- Gaston (PDF, 301 KB)
- Guilford (PDF, 297 KB)
- Halifax (PDF, 292 KB)
- Harnett (PDF, 300 KB)
- Haywood (PDF, 296 KB)
- Henderson (PDF, 290 KB)
- Hoke (PDF, 294 KB)
- Iredell (PDF, 297 KB)
- Johnston (PDF, 298 KB)
- Lee (PDF, 298 KB)
- Lincoln(PDF, 294 KB)
- McDowell (PDF, 290 KB)
- Mecklenburg (PDF, 302 KB)
- Moore (PDF, 293 KB)
- Nash (PDF, 298 KB)
- New Hanover (PDF, 297 KB)
- Onslow (PDF, 291 KB)
- Pitt (PDF, 298 KB)
- Randolph (PDF, 294 KB)
- Richmond (PDF, 291 KB)
- Robeson (PDF, 296 KB)
- Rockingham (PDF, 300 KB)
- Rowan (PDF, 298 KB)
- Rutherford (PDF, 289 KB)
- Scotland (PDF, 296 KB)
- Stanly (PDF, 289 KB)
- Stokes (PDF, 294 KB)
- Surry (PDF, 293 KB)
- Union (PDF, 291 KB)
- Vance (PDF, 292 KB)
- Wake (PDF, 303 KB)
- Wayne (PDF, 299 KB)
- Wilkes (PDF, 297 KB)
- Wilson (PDF, 297 KB)
County-Level Overdose Data Tables
See the dashboard below for data on various types of poisoning at the county level. Please see the North Carolina Overdose Surveillance Definitions (PDF, 267 KB) table for a detailed description of case definitions for each type of poisoning. All tables contain the most recent 10 years of data. If additional years of data are needed, please send a request .
- To navigate the dashboard, use the filter boxes at the bottom of the tables.
- The Source box allows you to switch between deaths, hospitalizations, Emergency Department, and population data.
- The View by County box will show all drug categories statewide, or by county selected.
- The View by Drug will show one drug category for all counties. When viewing the tables by drug, make your desired choices in the Intent and Drug boxes. This will display all 100 counties and state data.
- Use the Page navigator box in the bottom right to flip through all pages of data.
- If you wish to view data for only one county, change the View by County or Drug box to county, make your selections in the Intent and County boxes, and make sure the Page navigator box is set to page 1.
- Tables can be downloaded using the download icon below right of the data table.
- If additional years of data are needed, please review the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch data request policies and procedures for steps regarding how to make a custom data request.
Last Modified: May 22, 2023