Opioid-related Data in New York State

In response to the growing opioid public health crisis and recommendations to improve the timeliness of reporting opioid-related data, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Opioid Prevention Program provides opioid-related data to support statewide prevention efforts. These efforts include improving timely opioid overdose reporting to key stakeholders. This information is a valuable tool for planning and can help identify where communities are struggling, help tailor interventions, and show improvements.

This website is designed to provide comprehensive and useful data and information regarding opioid use and misuse. New resources will be added often. Please check back frequently.

New York State Opioid Dashboard

• The New York State Department of Health Opioid Data Dashboard is an interactive visual presentation of indicators tracking opioid data at state and county levels. It is a key resource for monitoring fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses, opioid prescribing, opioid use disorder treatment, and the overall opioid overdose burden. The state dashboard homepage displays a quick view of the most current data for 98 opioid-related indicators, and compares them with data from previous time periods to assess performance. Historical (trend) data can be easily accessed, and county data (visualized as maps and bar charts) are also available for most opioid tracking indicator. The county dashboard homepage includes the most current data available for 77 opioid-related indicators. Each county in the state has its own dashboard.

New York State Opioid Summary Reports

• New York State Opioid Annual Report 2021 (PDF)
• New York State Opioid Annual Report 2020 (PDF)
• New York State Opioid Annual Report 2019 (PDF)
• New York State Opioid Annual Report 2018 (PDF)
• New York State Opioid Annual Report 2017 (PDF)
• Opioid Poisoning, Overdose and Prevention: 2015 Report to the Governor and NYS Legislature (PDF)

New York State County Opioid Quarterly Reports

In accordance with the recommendations of the New York State Heroin and Opioid Task Force and 2016 legislation, the NYSDOH is providing opioid overdose information (deaths, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations) by county in quarterly reports. The reported cases are based on the county of residence. Opioids include both prescription opioid pain relievers such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine, as well as heroin and opium. These reports do not fully capture the burden of opioid abuse and dependence in New York State. Furthermore, the reports are not considered complete by the NYSDOH and should be used and interpreted with caution, because subsequent reports may contain frequencies for a quarter which differ from the previous report as they reflect additional confirmations and updates.

• County Opioid Quarterly Report For New York State Counties - Published January 2023 (PDF) (Data in excel)
• Archived New York State County Opioid Quarterly Reports

New York State Opioid Data to Action Reports

The Data to Action Reports are short communications on important topics that provide specific opioid-related data to mobilize public health action. Reports include key messages, quick facts describing the topics, figures illustrating relevant data, language describing recommendations, evidence-based approaches, and suggested actions and resources.

• New York State (excluding New York City) Overdose Data To Action (OD2A) syndromic surveillance opioid overdose 2021 annual data brief
• Pre-hospital Care Reports – Improving Data Reporting and Data Quality Supports Public Health Response in New York State, 2015-2021
• Continuous buprenorphine prescriptions for 6 months or more for the treatment of opioid use disorder in New York State, 2017-2021
• Overdose Deaths Involving Methamphetamine With and Without Fentanyl in New York State, Outside of New York City, 2016-2020
• Buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD) in New York State, 2016-2019
• Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine With and Without Opioids in New York State, 2010-2019
• Opioid-related Mortality and Public Perceptions in New York State
• Fentanyl-related deaths in New York State outside of New York City, 2015-2017

Technical Assistance for Opioid Data Indicators

This section contains resources to help users navigate the data website, understand the indicators, and interpret the data. Additional resources will be added periodically.

• Opioid data sources and indicators

• Opioid mortality data technical assistance webinar recording

Other publications

• Basic Needs among People Who Use Opioids in New York City during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Unintentional Drug Poisoning (Overdose) Deaths in New York City in 2020
• Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999–2020. NCHS Data Brief, no 428. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021
• The COVID-19 pandemic and the health of people who use illicit opioids in New York City, the first 12 months
• Trends in and Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyls — United States, 2019–2020
• Notes from the Field: Illicit Benzodiazepines Detected in Patients Evaluated in Emergency Departments for Suspected Opioid Overdose — Four States, October 6, 2020–March 9, 2021
• Prevalence of and characteristics associated with single- and polydrug-involved U.S. Emergency Department Visits in 2018
• Methamphetamine use in the United States: epidemiological update and implications for prevention, treatment, and harm reduction
• New York State's Heroin and Opioid Task Force Report, June 9, 2016
• Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use — United States, 2006–2015
• Incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome — 28 States, 1999–2013
• A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorders - Practice and Policy Considerations for Child Welfare, Collaborating Medical, and Service Providers
• Opioid Prescriptions Among Women of Reproductive Age Enrolled in Medicaid – New York, 2008-2013
• Increases in Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - United States, 2010-2015
• Controlled Substance Prescribing Patterns - Prescription Behavior Surveillance System, Eight States, 2013
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - United States, 2016
• Reducing the Risks of Relief - The CDC Opioid-Prescribing Guideline
• Recommendations and Lessons Learned for Improved Reporting of Drug Overdose Deaths on Death Certificates - Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
• Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use
• Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Providing Naloxone to Laypersons - United States, 2014
• Overdose Prevention for Prisoners in New York: a Novel Program and Collaboration
• National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Investigation, Diagnosis, and Certification of Deaths Related to Opioid Drugs
• The Rising Price of Naloxone - Risks to Efforts to Stem Overdose Deaths
• Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2010-2014
• Epi Data Brief: Unintentional Drug Poisoning (Overdose) Deaths Involving Heroin and/or Fentanyl in New York City, 2000-2015
• Epi Data Tables: Unintentional Drug Poisoning (Overdose) Deaths Involving Heroin and/or Fentanyl in New York City, 2012-2015
• Public Health Detailing-A Successful Strategy to Promote Judicious Opioid Analgesic Prescribing
• Epi Data Brief: Patterns of Opioid Analgesic Prescriptions for New York City Residents
• Epi Data Brief: Opioid Analgesics in New York City: Prescriber Practices
• Decrease in Rate of Opioid Analgesic Overdose Deaths - Staten Island, New York City, 2011-2013