Reported Rural Drug Overdoses Decline 40 Percent in One Year (Pennsylvania)
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Description
Compares rates of drug overdoses in 2023 and 2024 in rural and urban areas of Pennsylvania. Features statistics on reported drug overdose rates per 100,000 during these years, percent of rural and urban residents receiving Naloxone in 2023 and 2024, demographic information on rural overdose victims, and a county-level map showing percent change in reported overdoses by county.
Date
05/2025
Organization
Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Tagged as
Illicit drug use
· Mortality
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Pennsylvania