{"id":2,"date":"2019-04-11T15:19:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T19:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/opioid-data\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:02:34","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Overdose and Substance Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"anchor-links panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"menu-dashboards-container\"><ul id=\"menu-dashboards\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1602\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-1602\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/overdose-deaths\/\">Drug Overdose Deaths<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1959\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1959\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/virginia-deaths-compared-to-neighboring-states\/\">Virginia Deaths Compared to Neighboring States<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1870\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1870\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/\">Drug Overdose Emergency Department Visits<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1601\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1601\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\/\">Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2121\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2121\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/substance-use\/\">Substance Use<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2022\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2022\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/vdh-drug-overdose-needs-assessment-tool\/\">Overdose Needs Assessment Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2023\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom last-menu-item menu-item-2023\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaopioidcostdata.org\/\">Virginia Opioid Cost Data Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Drug use and addiction affect all communities in Virginia. Drug use can increase risk of infections like HIV and hepatitis C, overdose, death, or withdrawal in babies exposed to drugs in the womb. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) works to reduce overdoses and deaths from drugs. This page includes data about overdose and other health effects of drug use. You can also find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/overdose-prevention\/\">resources to prevent and respond to overdose<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Virginia Fast Facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-1-1\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/polaroid.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"68\" \/>Fewer people are dying from drug overdose every year, but the toll is still <strong>2x <\/strong>that of 2006\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-1-2\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-1-2-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/7in10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"133\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,1,\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\">7 in 10 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,1,\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\">drug <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,1,\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\">overdose deaths <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,1,\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP229839543 BCX0\">involve fentanyl<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-1-3\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-1-3-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: center;\">There are<strong> 44<\/strong> drug overdose ED visits every day among Virginians<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/ed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"76\" \/>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-4\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-2-1\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-2-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/motherbaby.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"41\" height=\"82\" \/>From 2023 to 2024, there was a <strong>10% increase<\/strong> in infants hospitalized with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-2-2\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-2-2-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/handshake.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"75\" \/><br \/>\nIn 2025, VDH distributed over <strong>190,000<\/strong> naloxone kits across the state\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-2-3\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-2-3-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left;\">Over<strong> $2.6 billion<\/strong> were lost last year in labor, healthcare, and other costs related to opioid misuse\u200b<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2138 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/coin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"65\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-2-4\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow teal panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-3-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:479,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:6,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">More Information<\/h2>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:479,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:6,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><b><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Drug Overdose<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">T<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">here w<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">ere 1,197 dru<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">g overdose deaths among Virginia residents in 2025, a 23% decrease from 2024. Death certificate data for 2025 are <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">not final and are subject to change. <\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-margin=\"1889\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Data for 2024 show 1,548\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/overdose-deaths\/\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@1F70B8,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">drug overdose deaths<\/span><\/a><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"> among Virginia residents, a 37% decrease from 2023; drug overdose deaths <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">peaked in 2021 at 2,622 deaths<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Approximately seven in 10 drug overdose deaths involve fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and\/or tramadol.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">There were 16,416 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/emergency-department\/\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">drug overdose <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">emergency department (ED)<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"> visits<\/span><\/a><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"> in 2025, a 10% decrease from 2024.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:479,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:6,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">\u200b<b><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Overdose Prevention<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">In 2025, VDH distributed 193,226 free <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/naloxone\/\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">naloxone<\/span><\/a><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"> kits and 440,840 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/naloxone\/naloxone-distribution-to-community-partners\/#:~:text=Cost)%20Naloxone%20Distribution-,Harm%20Reduction%20Test%20Strips%C2%A0,-Local%20Health%20Departments\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">test strips<\/span><\/a><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"> to 585 community partners across Virginia. <\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">More information for preventing overdose can be found on our VDH\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/overdose-prevention\/\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Overdose Prevention page<\/span><\/a><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:479,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:6,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><b><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition when babies are exposed to certain drugs in the womb <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">before birth. Drugs such as pain <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">medications (opioids) or stimulants (like cocaine or meth) can cause NAS.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">In 2024, 420\u00a0Virginia infants were hospitalized with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drug-overdose-data\/neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas\/\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@1F70B8,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">NAS<\/span><\/a><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0a 10% increase from 2023. Before 2024, NAS rates among Virginia infants were <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">decreasing since 2019.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:479,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:6,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><b><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Other Substance Use<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Alcohol Use<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">The rate of acute alcohol-related ED visits increased 15% from 2020 to 2024.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Inpatient hospitalizations related to acute (e.g., alcohol poisoning) and\/or chronic (e.g., alcoholic liver disease) alcohol consumption <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">increased 13% from 2020 to 2024.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Cannabis Use<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">In 2024, Virginians visited the ED over 2,600 times related to adverse effects of cannabis use (e.g., cannabis overdose, <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">cannabinosis<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">cannabinoid <\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">hyperemesis\u00a0<\/span><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">syndrome or excessive vomiting, cannabis dependence).<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Cannabis-related inpatient hospitalizations declined 19% from 2021 to 2024.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:479,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:6,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">\u200b<b><span data-scheme-color=\"@404040,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Related Data Products<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/disease-prevention\/hep-c-2023\/\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@1F70B8,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Hepatitis C<\/span><\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"16\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/disease-prevention\/hep-c-2023\/\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@1F70B8,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">HIV<\/span><\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-margin=\"929\" data-aria-posinset=\"17\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/data.virginia.gov\/dataset\/open-view-ems-substance-use-response-incident-patients-deidentified\"><span data-scheme-color=\"@1F70B8,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Emergency medical services (EMS)<\/span><\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>For additional information about drug overdose and substance use, email <a href=\"mailto:overdose@vdh.virginia.gov\">overdose@vdh.virginia.gov.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drug use and addiction affect all communities in Virginia. 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