Data are a critical tool for understanding how opioid use is impacting our local community. The Onondaga County Health Department actively utilizes public health surveillance techniques to monitor indicators related to opioid use within Onondaga County.
This report pulls together data from multiple sources to provide a broad picture of the impact of opioid use on our community. The indicators presented below were selected because they show the scale and scope of the crisis Onondaga County is currently facing. Whenever relevant, comparisons are made to New York State (NYS) excluding New York City (NYC), Central New York counties, and other counties in NYS.
Overdose Tracking
This section includes data for suspected overdoses reported in Onondaga County through the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP). ODMAP provides real time data on suspected overdoses reported to Emergency Medical Services through calls to 911. Onondaga County actively monitors ODMAP for sudden increases in overdose events. The visuals shown below include suspected overdoses of any substance type, not exclusively opioids. Data are reported based upon incident address. Please note, these data do not reflect the actual outcome of the 911 calls. Any deaths resulting from opioid overdoses are represented in the chart shown below, and are reported with a one-quarter delay due to the number of pending cases that remain at the end of a quarter.