Overview

Morbidity and mortality due to substance use, misuse, and overdose have been rising steadily over the past two decades. Monitoring data trends helps assess increases or decreases and aids in targeted prevention opportunities for those most at risk. The maps and graphs within the Substance Use Dashboard present annual and quarterly data for selected substance use indicators.

Fatal Overdoses
Lee 2022

325

EMS Overdose Responses
Lee 2022

4,453

Naloxone Administered
Lee 2022

1,337

Annual Drug Arrests
Lee 2022

1,829

Prescriptions Dispensed
Lee 2022

427,435

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Lee 2021

48


Data displayed for selected substance use indicators may not reflect complete annual data (i.e., all 4 quarters). See detail tabs to view data by quarter.
Substances displayed for non-fatal overdose emergency department visits and hospitalizations are not mutually exclusive.
Drug Overdose Deaths, Lee County
Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Non-fatal Overdose Emergency Department Visits, Lee County
Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Non-fatal Overdose Hospitalizations, Lee County
Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Naloxone Administration, Lee County
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, EMSTARS
Prescriptions Dispensed, Lee County
Data Source: Florida Department of Health
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Lee County
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry