Overview

Morbidity and mortality due to substance use, misuse, and overdose have been rising steadily over the past two decades. Monitoring data trends helps assess increases or decreases and aids in targeted prevention opportunities for those most at risk. The maps and graphs within the Substance Use Dashboard present annual and quarterly data for selected substance use indicators.

Fatal Overdoses
Broward 2022

705

EMS Overdose Responses
Broward 2022

7,305

Naloxone Administered
Broward 2022

3,449

Annual Drug Arrests
Broward 2022

3,432

Prescriptions Dispensed
Broward 2022

820,333

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Broward 2022

34


Data displayed for selected substance use indicators may not reflect complete annual data (i.e., all 4 quarters). See detail tabs to view data by quarter.
Substances displayed for non-fatal overdose emergency department visits and hospitalizations are not mutually exclusive.
Drug Overdose Deaths, Broward County
Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Non-fatal Overdose Emergency Department Visits, Broward County
Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Non-fatal Overdose Hospitalizations, Broward County
Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Naloxone Administration, Broward County
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, EMSTARS
Prescriptions Dispensed, Broward County
Data Source: Florida Department of Health
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Broward County
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Birth Defects Registry