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Drug Poisoning Deaths in Cumberland County
Current Value
134
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
In 2024, 134 individuals died from an overdose in Cumberland County. This represents an approximate 50% decrease compared to 2023, indicating progress in overdose prevention and response efforts. Despite this improvement, Cumberland County continues to rank among the counties with the highest overdose death rates in North Carolina. While the trend is moving in a positive direction, overdose mortality in the county remains above the state average, underscoring the ongoing need for sustained and targeted prevention strategies.
Partners
| Alliance Health | Cumberland County Schools |
| Army Civil Affairs | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office |
| Cape Fear Valley Health | Fayetteville Technical Community College |
| Cape Fear Valley Health Community Paramedicine | Fayetteville State University student body |
| Carolina Treatment Center | Fayetteville VA Medical Center |
| Communicare | Insight NC |
| City of Fayetteville Manager's Office | Methodist University |
| City of Fayetteville Police Department | Myrover-Reese |
| Cumberland County Board of Commissioners | NC Harm Reduction Coalition |
| Cumberland County Public Health | NC Remove the Stigma Foundation |
| Cumberland County Social Services | Physician's Assistant |
| Cumberland County District Attorney's Office | Stedman-Wade Health Services |
| Cumberland County District Court Judge's Office | Southern Regional AHEC |
| Cumberland County EMS | Veteran’s Affairs |
| Cumberland County Library | Veterans Treatment Court |
| Cumberland County Manager's Office | Womack Army Medical Center |
What Works
Interventions to change health care providers’ opioid prescribing behaviors and teach patients about the risks and benefits of prescription opioids can help reduce opioid-related deaths. Distributing naloxone to reverse overdoses and providing access to medications for opioid use disorder can also help reduce overdose deaths.
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