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Opioid Overdose Prevention Information

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Updated data - Q4 2019 - As of February 2020

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - February 2020 (PDF 431.81 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by County - February 2020 (PDF 252.84 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by City/Town - February 2020 (PDF 580.48 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Demographics - February 2020 (PDF 665.93 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - February 2020 (PDF 271.29 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - February 2020 (PDF 822.15 KB)
Data Brief: Trends in Stimulant-Related Overdose Deaths - February 2020 (PDF 173.95 KB)

Updated data - Q3 2019 - As of November 2019

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - November 2019 (PDF 441.47 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by County - November 2019 (PDF 254.65 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by City/Town - November 2019 (PDF 580.58 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Demographics - November 2019 (PDF 651.93 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - November 2019 (PDF 272.33 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - November 2019 (PDF 755.92 KB)
Newborn and Maternal Substance Exposure Surveillance - November 2019 (PDF 1.78 MB)
Acute Opioid-related ED Incidents - November 2019 (PDF 368.37 KB)

Updated data - Q2 2019 - As of August 2019

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - August 2019 (PDF 423.87 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by County - August 2019 (PDF 254.66 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by City/Town - August 2019 (PDF 579.95 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Demographics - August 2019 (PDF 811.31 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - August 2019 (PDF 270.9 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - August 2019 (PDF 755.39 KB)
Data Brief: Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Programs (PDF 591.23 KB)

Updated data - Q1 2019 - As of May 2019

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - May 2019 (PDF 422.92 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by County - May 2019 (PDF 233.04 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by City/Town - May 2019 (PDF 797.58 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Demographics - May 2019 (PDF 796.98 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - May 2019 (PDF 418.31 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - May 2019 (PDF 953.04 KB)

Updated data - Q4 2018 - As of February 2019

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - February 2019 (PDF 192.2 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by County - February 2019 (PDF 129.89 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by City/Town - February 2019 (PDF 792.38 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Demographics - February 2019 (PDF 631.11 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - February 2019 (PDF 275.86 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - February 2019 (PDF 1.15 MB)

Updated data - Q3 2018 - As of November 2018

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - November 2018 (PDF 190.33 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by County - November 2018 (PDF 129.29 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by City/Town - November 2018 (PDF 421.2 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Demographics - November 2018 (PDF 2.06 MB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - November 2018 (PDF 216.59 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - November 2018 (PDF 1.09 MB)

Updated data - Q2 2018 - As of August 2018

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - August 2018 (PDF 524.01 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by County - August 2018 (PDF 106.93 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by City/Town - August 2018 (PDF 202.99 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths Demographics - August 2018 (PDF 384.79 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - August 2018 (PDF 431.25 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - August 2018 (PDF 222.51 KB)

Updated data - Q1 2018 - As of May 2018

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - May 2018 (PDF 330.92 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County - May2018 (PDF 238.02 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - May 2018 (PDF 783.43 KB)
Opioid Demographic - May 2018 (PDF 556.01 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - May 2018 (PDF 326.2 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - May 2018 (PDF 1016.28 KB)
2018 Q1 - Supplemental Toxicology Analysis on Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths (PDF 212.51 KB)

Updated data - Q4 2017 - As of February 2018

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - February 2018 (PDF 427.21 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - February 2018 (PDF 361.75 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - February 2018 (PDF 489.38 KB)
Opioid Demographic - February 2018 (PDF 576.77 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - February 2018 (PDF 463.18 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - February 2018 (PDF 1.07 MB)

Updated data - Q3 2017 - As of November 2017

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - November 2017 (PDF 104.17 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - November 2017 (PDF 259.68 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - November 2017 (PDF 164.09 KB)
Opioid Demographic - November 2017 (PDF 464.5 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - November 2017 (PDF 289.92 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - November 2017 (PDF 750.75 KB)

Updated data - Q2 2017 - As of August 2017

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - August 2017 (PDF 330.56 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - August 2017 (PDF 368.43 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - August 2017 (PDF 491.72 KB)
Opioid Demographic - August 2017 (PDF 725.88 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - August 2017 (PDF 272.36 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - August 2017 (PDF 960.05 KB)

Updated data - Q1 2017 - As of May 2017

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - May 2017 (PDF 337.02 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - May 2017 (PDF 360.17 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - May 2017 (PDF 394.8 KB)
Opioid Demographic - May 2017 (PDF 489.44 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - May 2017 (PDF 356.53 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - May 2017 (PDF 984.5 KB)

Updated data - Q4 2016 - As of February 2017

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - February 2017 (PDF 330.75 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - February 2017 (PDF 356.43 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - February 2017 (PDF 450.44 KB)
Opioid Demographic - February 2017 (PDF 380.33 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - February 2017 (PDF 314.82 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - February 2017 (PDF 277.3 KB)

Updated data - Q3 2016 - As of November 2016

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - November 2016 (PDF 364.67 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - November 2016 (PDF 358.11 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - November 2016 (PDF 452.42 KB)
Opioid Demographic - November 2016 (PDF 410.85 KB)
PMP Data - County Overview November 2016 (PDF 239.74 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - November 2016 (PDF 280.04 KB)

Updated data - Q2 2016 - As of August 2016

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - August 2016 (PDF 399.81 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - August 2016 (DOCX 174.21 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - August 2016 (PDF 361.92 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - August 2016 (DOCX 479.62 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - August 2016 (PDF 453.79 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - August 2016 (DOCX 67.23 KB)
Opioid Demographic - August 2016 (PDF 439.45 KB)
Opioid Demographic - August 2016 (DOCX 810.23 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - August 2016 (PDF 239.33 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - August 2016 (DOCX 116.72 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - August 2016 (PDF 220.02 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - August 2016 (DOCX 75.32 KB)

Updated data - Q1 2016 - As of May 2016

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - May 2016 (PDF 809.46 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - May 2016 (DOCX 805.39 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - May 2016 (PDF 359.11 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - May 2016 (DOCX 186.19 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - May 2016 (PDF 452.51 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - May 2016 (DOCX 56.88 KB)
Opioid Demographic - May 2016 (PDF 338.29 KB)
Opioid Demographic - May 2016 (DOCX 181.64 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - May 2016 (PDF 238.53 KB)
Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data - County Overview - May 2016 (DOCX 47.74 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - May 2016 (PDF 224.08 KB)
Emergency Medical Services Data - May 2016 (DOCX 44.07 KB)

Updated data - As of January 2016

Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - January 2016 (PDF 323.92 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths among MA Residents - January 2016 (DOCX 93.62 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - January 2016 (PDF 582.22 KB)
Overdose Deaths by County, including Map - January 2016 (DOCX 2.61 MB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - January 2016 (PDF 423.61 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - January 2016 (DOCX 51.06 KB)
Opioid Demographic - January 2016 (PDF 313.91 KB)
Opioid Demographic - January 2016 (DOCX 235.32 KB)
PMP Data - County Overview Q3, 2015 (XLSX 39.92 KB)

Updated data - As of October 2015

Data Brief – August 2015: Fatal Opioid Overdoses by County, 2000-2015 (PDF 400.63 KB)
Data Brief – August 2015: Fatal Opioid Overdoses by County, 2000-2015 (DOCX 146.37 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - October 2015 (PDF 319.99 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - October 2015 (DOCX 51.46 KB)
PMP Data - County Overview Q2, 2015 (XLSX 40.3 KB)

Updated data - As of August 2015

Data Brief – August 2015: Fatal Opioid Overdoses by County, 2000-2015 (PDF 400.63 KB)
Data Brief – August 2015: Fatal Opioid Overdoses by County, 2000-2015 (DOCX 146.37 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - July 2015 (PDF 398.91 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town - July 2015 (DOCX 47.51 KB)
PMP Data - County Overview, Q1, 2015 (XLSX 39.22 KB)

Updated data - As of 2015 and earlier

2015 DPH PMP Report (PDF 969.08 KB)
2015 DPH PMP Report (DOCX 442.68 KB)
Data Brief - April 2015: Fatal Opioid Overdoses by County, 2000-2014 (PDF 144.79 KB)
Data Brief - April 2015: Fatal Opioid Overdoses by County, 2000-2014 (DOCX 134.49 KB)
Vital Signs Heroin eBook - July 2015 (PDF 428.44 KB)
Vital Signs Heroin eBook - July 2015 (DOCX 131.36 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town 2012, 2013 and Partial 2014 (PDF 110.78 KB)
Overdose Deaths by City/Town 2012, 2013 and Partial 2014 (DOCX 46.74 KB)
Burden of Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts (PDF 526.54 KB)
Burden of Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts (DOCX 15.99 KB)
Comparison Overdose Deaths vs. Motor Vehicle Accidents (PDF 469.31 KB)
Comparison Overdose Deaths vs. Motor Vehicle Accidents (DOCX 28.25 KB)

Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Data

Summary Reports and Data Reports by County 
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