Substance Use in Los Angeles County

Did You Know?

  • An estimated 1,482,000 Los Angeles County residents struggle with a Substance Use Disorder.1
  • In Los Angeles County, accidental fentanyl overdose deaths increased from 1,910 in 2022 to 1,970 in 2023, a significantly lower increase than prior years.

Substance Use Disorders not only affect the person with the condition—it impacts their families, friends and the community. That’s why it’s important to know that Substance Use Disorder treatment is available, and that it works!

Drug overdose caused individuals, on average, to die 33 years prematurely in LA County3

Drug Overdose Deaths in LA County, 2011 – 20214

Percentage of people who need treatment, but do not get it.5

CITATIONS

  1. SAPC Data Brief: Costs of Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse/Abuse (April 2024)
    SAPCCostDataBrief.pdf
  2. Data Report: Fentanyl Overdoses in Los Angeles County. Health Outcomes and Data Analytics Branch, Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, July 2024.
    FentanylOverdosesFinal.pdf
  3. SAPC Data Brief: Prescription (Rx) Opioid Misuse/Abuse and Consequences (April 2024)
    OpioidBriefFinal.pdf
  4. Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2023). Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed tables. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
    https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2022-nsduh-detailed-tables
    Accessed: April 11, 2024