This dashboard serves to track patterns in alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and its consequences, including availability, prevalence of use, driving under the influence (DUI), poisoning, healthcare utilization, deaths, and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in Los Angeles County (LAC). Service Planning Area (SPA), Supervisorial District (SD), and city level data are available for some metrics. The information presented here can be used to inform data-driven planning of and to evaluate prevention and treatment services.
16.6%
29.1%
19,631
153,276
156,377
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2,438
35,789
From 2012-2021, DUI arrests in LAC decreased 51%
From 2020-2024, AOD-related ED visits in LAC increased 18%
From 2020-2024, AOD-related hospitalizations in LAC increased 18%
From 2015-2024, hospital spending for AOD-related hospitalizations in LAC increased 87% (2024 US dollars)
From 2015-2023, overdose deaths increased 196%, then dropped 22% in 2024
From FY1718-FY2425, admissions to publicly funded SUD treatment programs increased 25%
References
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): 2021-2023 Model-Based Substate Estimates – State Files. California State.
SAMHSA. NSDUH, 2024 Detailed Tables. National estimate.
California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Annual Report of the California DUI Management Information System. 2011-2025.
California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). Nonpublic Inpatient Discharge and Emergency Department data. 2015-2024. California Department of Public Health.
Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner (DME). Data of 2024 as of May 2025.
Los Angeles County Participant Reporting System (LACPRS). Clients in Publicly Funded Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs in Los Angeles County. FY2024-2025. Health Outcome and Data Analytics. Substance Abuse Prevention and Control. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Updated 3/24/2026
This dashboard was developed by the Health Outcomes and Data Analytics (HODA) Division of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) Bureau in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. For information regarding this story, please contact Tina Kim, PhD at tkim@ph.lacounty.gov