1,031
NORTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISITS FOR OVERDOSE INVOLVING
MEDICATIONS OR DRUGS WITH DEPENDENCY POTENTIAL: FEBRUARY 2024
1,031
Overdose ED Visits for
Med/DrugsA with Dependency
Potential in February 2024
compared to 1,400 in February 2023
Data Source: NC DETECT: ED; Syndrome: Overdose: Unintentional/ Undetermined Medication or
Drug Overdose (>14/<66) (ICD-9/10-CM)
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
Med/Drug74 Overdose ED visits by Month: 2023-2024*
—•—2023* —•—2024*
AReport is based on initial encounter, unintentional and undetermined intent
cases only, for ICD10CM overdose codes of drugs and medicaments with
dependency potential within T40, T42, T43, T50.7, and T50.9.
Note: Report is restricted to N.C. residents between the ages 15 to 65 years.
’ Provisional Data: 2023-2024 ED Visits
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Last 12 Months of ED visits by Med/Drug Class: 2023-2024*
17.500
15,000
12.500
Med/DrugA Overdose ED visits by Year:
2016-2024*
Full Year «Jan '24
16,816 16,937 16,958
14,958
13,054
12,048 12,208
10,000 10,734
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5,000
2,500
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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022* 2023* 2024
Percent change: YTD (year to date) total compared to YTD total ot previous year, “There
are known data quality gaps for May-June 2021 that are impacting the shown trends.
Interpret the data for 2021 with caution. 'Provisional Data: 2023-2024 ED Visits
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go to httDs://www.iniurvfreenc.ncdhhs.gov/DataSurveillance/Doisoning/SummarvTableforPoisonineDefinitions.pdf
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