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The Opioid Crisis in Contra Costa County At a Glance

  296 ED visits in 2020

144 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2020

478,723 prescriptions for opioids (excluding buprenorphine) in Contra Costa in 2020

93 Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations in 2020

Data Sources: California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard