County Commissioners Preliminary Prevalence Estimates

The County Commissioners Preliminary Prevalence Estimates handout provides a glimpse into substance use in Columbus County, North Carolina. Examples of data visualization provide a detailed breakdown of substance use prevalence in Columbus County by age in 2020 and in 2021. The data are extracted from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health through SAMHSA, the United States Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health.

The data from this source provide insight into the prevalence of substance misuse across ages in Columbus County, North Carolina, which further assists in the identification of disparities in this issue and facilitates better interventions for those at risk.