All people in Cumberland County have equitable access to substance misuse services.
Overdose Emergency Department Visits for Cumberland County
Current Value
350
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
In 2025, Cumberland County recorded 350 overdose-related emergency department visits. This reflects a continued decline from 453 visits in 2024 and 637 visits in 2023, representing an overall reduction of approximately 45% over the three-year period. This downward trend suggests meaningful progress in overdose prevention, harm reduction, and community response efforts. Despite these gains, overdose-related emergency department visits remain a significant concern, indicating that substance-related harm continues to place strain on the healthcare system. While the trajectory is encouraging, the persistence of overdose-related emergencies underscores the need for sustained, data-driven prevention strategies and continued investment in treatment access and recovery support services.
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
Prescribing the lowest possible dose of opioids and treating pain with non-opioid medications can help reduce the nonmedical use of prescription opioids. In addition, increasing treatment of opioid use disorder and making naloxone more widely available to treat acute overdoses can help reduce emergency department visits for nonmedical use of prescription opioids.
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