Fatal Drug Overdose Trends – updated numbers as of April 2025
Statewide Report: Quarterly Drug Death Report, Q4 2024
Fatal Overdose Tables – Deaths by locality and year:
- All Drug Deaths, Any Substance
- Benzodiazepines
- Cocaine
- Fentanyl
- Heroin
- Methamphetamine
- Opioids (All)
- Prescription Opioids
The next Fatal Drug Overdose Quarterly Report and associated Excel spreadsheets will be available July 2025.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s (OCME) data is intended to be utilized by public health and public safety agencies for internal analysis, state policy makers, national accreditation agencies and OCME staff.
As of May 12, 2025, for any public facing release of data, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) would like for you to use the VDH Drug Overdose Deaths dashboard when reporting drug overdose death data to public audiences. OCME’s data is still available but may vary from the numbers and rates in the dashboard because different populations are included in the data. Click here for more information pertaining this change in utilization of the Drug Overdose Deaths dashboard.