The NC Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan Data Dashboard

This dashboard provides equity-centered data and information related to the opioid crisis in North Carolina. It is updated annually, and the available data include opioid overdose deaths, opioid prescriptions rate, opioid use disorder treatment, and naloxone doses dispensed. When applicable, the data are stratified by race and ethnicity. This data dashboard features interactive maps at the state, county, and regional levels as well as trends over time that allows users to track progress and measure impacts on substance use efforts. More importantly, it provides valuable resources and information on opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery by defined metrics, which gives users a full picture of factors contributing to this issue when addressing it.

The NC Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan Data Dashboard helps policymakers and public health professionals to track the impacts on the prevention and intervention efforts, especially for the target populations. Besides monitoring and evaluating the efforts, it can be used to advocate resources and opportunities for those who are vulnerable to the issue.