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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Death Rate due to Prescription Opioid Overdose
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This indicator shows the death rate per 100,000 population due to prescription opioid overdose.
Why is this important?
Opioids are natural or synthetic chemicals that bind to receptors in your brain or body. Common opioids include heroin and prescription drugs such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl. Opioid abuse is a serious public health issue, but preventive actions, limiting the number of opioid prescriptions, and treatment for addition to preventing future use can help.
The majority of drug overdose deaths involve an opioid, and at least half of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid. Since 1999, the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids (including prescription opioid pain relievers) nearly quadrupled. According to the CDC, overdoses from prescription opioid pain relievers are a driving factor in the increase in opioid overdose deaths.
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4.7
deaths/ 100,000 population
Source:
Virginia Department of Health
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: August 2024
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: August 2024
Filter(s) for this location: Health District: Norfolk City, Region: Greater Hampton Roads (MSA), Region: South Hampton Roads, State: Virginia
Compared to
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.
Graph Selections
deaths per 100,000 population
An asterisk (*) means that a value may be statistically unstable and should be interpreted with caution.
| County | Source | Measurement Period | Deaths per 100,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 20 County values. The lowest value is 0, and the highest value is 15.3.
Half of the values are between 0 and 5.
The middle (median) value is 2.4.
Data Source
- Virginia Department of Health
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health Outcomes