Drugs & Drug Overdoses: Data & Alerts from CDC

Increases in Availability of Cannabis Products Containing Delta-8 THC and Reported Cases of Adverse Events

The purpose of this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory is to alert public health departments, healthcare professionals, first responders, poison control centers, laboratories, and the public to the increased availability of cannabis products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the potential for adverse events due to insufficient labeling of products containing THC and cannabidiol (CBD).

Additional Data from CDC

Nonfatal Overdose Data

Tessa: I knew I had to stop for the sake of my children

For every drug overdose that results in death, there are many more nonfatal overdoses, each one with its own emotional and economic toll.

CDC's DOSE Dashboard >>

Fatal Overdose Data

Over 70% of the nearly 71,000 drug overdose deaths in 2019 involved an opioid.

CDC's SUDORS Dashboard >>

Opioid Dispensing Rates

As many as 1 in 4 people receiving prescription opioids long term in a primary care setting struggles with addiction.

See the geographic distribution of retail opioid prescriptions dispensed per 100 persons per year from 2006–2020 in the United States.

CDC data on opioid dispensing rates >>

Press Releases

Press releases from CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention.

HANs

CDC Health Alert Network notices related to opioids and other drugs.

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