Regional Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths

This series of data briefs describe trends in drug overdose deaths by Minnesota’s State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC) regions. By having access to data, communities can better understand trends in drug overdose in their region and make data-driven decisions that influence public health policy, guidelines, and practices.

Note on the data: The data briefs cover drug overdose deaths from 2011-2019 with years grouped in three-year time periods (e.g., 2011-2013) to account for relatively small annual numbers in some regions and the necessity to make meaningful comparisons across the eight SCHSAC regions.

Regions

Northeast Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis counties

Northwest Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau counties

Central Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Benton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, and Wright counties

West Central Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin counties

Metro Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties

Southeast Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona counties

South Central Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan counties

Southwest Region Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths (PDF)
Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties

Additional resources

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