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• Emergency Department Visits for Opioid-Related Care
  • 2014: 177.7 Visits per 100,000 Population
  • 2017: 249.1 Visits per 100,000 Population

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2017.

• Getting Treatment for Illicit Drug Use When Needed
  • People Ages 12 and Over Who Needed and Received Specialty Treatment in the Last 12 Months
    • 2015: 18.3%
    • 2018*: 15.9%

*Change not statistically significant

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2018.