The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths and provisional data on ED visits for overdose. The IVPB was unable to update the fentanyl-positive death report this month.
Suspected Overdose Deaths
There were 320 suspected overdose deaths in February 2023 compared to 315 in February 2022.
Overdose Involving Medication or Drugs with Dependency Potential
There were 1,361 overdose ED visits in February 2023 involving medication or drugs with dependency potential compared to 1,360 this time last year (February 2022).
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