This dashboard serves to track patterns in opioid abuse and its consequences, including for prescription opioids, natural/semi-synthetic opioids, synthetic opioids, and heroin. Data on prevalence of abuse, perceptions regarding use, opioid prescriptions, healthcare utilization, deaths, opioid use disorder treatment, and safe disposal of prescription opioids in Los Angeles County are presented. This data supports the efforts of SafeMedLA, the prescription drug abuse coalition of Los Angeles County.
Click on a tile below to explore the Los Angeles County data in more depth:
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