Overdose Data Dashboard

Overdose Data Dashboard

Program Contacts

Samantha Smith, MA MS
Supervisor
216.201.2001 x1614
ssmith@ccbh.net

Kenya Moyers, MPH
Data Analyst
216.201.2001 x1630
kmoyers@ccbh.net

Svetlana Zelenskiy, PhD
Data Analyst
216.201.2001 x1629
szelenskiy@ccbh.net

PARTNERS

Welcome to the Cuyahoga County Overdose Data Dashboard

In collaboration with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at Case Western Reserve University and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, CCBH has developed this data dashboard to disseminate timely, high quality, comprehensive data regarding drug overdoses in Cuyahoga County. The interactive tool contains local data about opioid and other drug overdoses, including those resulting in emergency department visits and deaths, as well as drug prescribing and naloxone distribution and administration data.

These data are routinely collected, analyzed, and shared to increase understanding of the drug overdose epidemic and inform prevention and response efforts. This application was made possible through the Cuyahoga County Overdose Data to Action Initiative (OD2A) supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Note: Dashboard is best viewed on desktop or laptop. For full screen viewing, click Tableau-Full-Screen-Button button on bottom right corner of dashboard.

Featured Dashboard: Drug Seizure Data

The Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at Case Western Reserve University, with assistance from Cuyahoga County Board of Health, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, and discussion and review by the Drug Enforcement Administration, NFLIS-Drug, developed this data dashboard to better understand drug trends at the national, state, and local levels.

The interactive tool contains annual data for national, state, and county drug chemistry testing for drugs submitted to forensics laboratories by law enforcement. Testing and monitoring drug submissions by law enforcement helps to inform on current drug supply and demand. Monitoring these data can better inform public health, harm reduction, and education and prevention efforts.

This application was made possible through OD2A supported by CDC.

Note: Dashboard is best viewed on desktop or laptop. For full screen viewing, click Tableau-Full-Screen-Button button on bottom right corner of dashboard.

Featured Dashboard: Drug Testing Data

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, in partnership with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and The Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at Case Western Reserve University, The Centers, and the MetroHealth System developed this dashboard to share data collected from a pilot drug testing program where syringes are collected from seven local Syringe Service Programs (SSP) and then tested for drugs.

The interactive tool visualizes the top 10 major drugs tested in these syringes, perceived substances the participants expected in their syringes, and much more. Understanding trends of drug use among people who participate in SSP may be valuable in designing lifesaving intervention strategies for Cuyahoga County and improving our understanding of drug use patterns. This application was made possible through OD2A:LOCAL supported by CDC.

Data Reports

Additional drug overdose information generated through OD2A and aligned efforts including:

  • Ongoing morbidity and mortality surveillance
  • Program evaluation findings
  • Risk/protective factor insights

Data Briefs

2026

Cuyahoga County OD2A LOCAL Component C – Cascade of Care, 2026  NEW!

 

2025

Emerging Substance Profile: Kratom, Mitragynine, & 7-Hydroxymitragynine

Ohio Counties at Elevated Risk: Comparing EMS Naloxone Administration Rates

Medetomidine: Emerging Substance Profile

Xylazine in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Deadly Combinations: Visualizing the Growing Role of Cocaine and Fentanyl in Overdose Deaths in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Monitoring Fentanyl-Related Deaths: Trends in Ohio and Cuyahoga County

Risk of Fatal Overdose Increases after a Nonfatal Overdose in Cleveland, Ohio

Increasing Racial Disparities in Ohio Overdose Rates

2024 Ohio Drug Epidemic in Review: Key Numbers & Trends

Overdose Crisis: Ohio Cities Among Worst in Nation

Understanding Ohio’s Decline in Fentanyl-related Deaths

 

2024

County Disparities in Opioid Treatment: A Comparative Analysis of Ohio’s Urban County Medicaid Enrollees

 

2023

Linking data – Recurring ED visits for suspected drug overdoses and drug poisoning deaths 2016-2020

What we know about Xylazine in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

 

2022

Community Benefits of Harm Reduction in Overdose Prevention and Linkage to Care

Drug Overdose Death High Burden Area Analysis

Geospatial Analysis of Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Peer Recovery Services in Hospital Emergency Departments

Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on overdose incidents in 2020

 

2021

Linking data – Recurring ED visits for suspected drug overdoses and drug poisoning deaths 2016-2019

Data Story

Healthy Northeast Ohio Data Story: Substance Use and Overdose Deaths in Cuyahoga County

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