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Stats & Facts for PA

According to a report prepared by the DEA Philadelphia Office and the University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy program, titled Analysis of Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania, 2016, the state of Pennsylvania...

is in the midst of an unprecedented epidemic of drug abuse and drug-related overdose deaths impacting every corner of the state and all of its residents.

The following images and fact pulled directly from their report and illustrate how serious the situation is.

The drug-related overdose death rate in Pennsylvania in 2016 is 36.5 persons per 100,000.

Rate of Drug-Related Overdose Deaths per 100,000 people in Pennsylvania Counties, 2016:
Rate of Drug-Related Overdose Deaths per 100,000 people in Pennsylvania Counties, 2016

78 percent of Pennsylvania Counties had overdose death rates higher than the national average.

Number of Drug-Related Overdose Deaths by County, Pennsylvania, 2016:
Number of Drug-Related Overdose Deaths by County, Pennsylvania, 2016
Percent Change in Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania Counties, 2015-2016:
Percent Change in Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania Counties, 2015-2016

For the full report, click here: Analysis of Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania, 2016