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Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Emergency Department Admission Rate due to Heroin

County: Norfolk City, VA

Measurement Period: 2023

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This indicator shows the heroin-related emergency department visit rate per 10,000 population.

Why is this important?

Drug abuse and addiction comprise a public health problem that affects many people and has wide-ranging social consequences. These consequences can include poor health outcomes, increased crime and accidents, and increased unemployment and homelessness. Heroin is a very addictive stimulant drug that affects the central nervous system and has a high potential for abuse. Heroin abuse significantly changes how the brain functions. Overdoses often result in hypoxia, where there is a lack of oxygen reaching the brain. Chronic heroin use results in many damaging effects including physical dependence, tolerance, and deterioration of the brain's white matter. Furthermore, heroin use during pregnancy can result in poor birth outcomes or spontaneous abortions.

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County: Norfolk City, VA

7.2

admissions/ 10,000 population

Source: Virginia Department of Health
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: March 2024

Filter(s) for this location: Health District: Norfolk City, Region: Greater Hampton Roads (MSA), Region: South Hampton Roads, State: Virginia

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Technical note: Values are generated from the Opioid Dashboard Dataset downloaded from the source page. Use Caution when interpreting rates for localities with small populations or case counts.

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