WHERE DO I FIND OUT ABOUT OVERDOSES IN OREGON?

Below provides information on the different datasets available for overdose counts in Oregon. Datasets are listed from earliest availability of data to latest, with the first dataset being closest to real-time,

ESSENSE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics)

  • In every county, see dashboards available below:

    • Public dashboard (to be linked)

    • Likely to undercount non-fatal overdoses

    • Potentially challenging to identify overdoses miscategorized as other health events (e.g., cardiac)

    • Does not include events where individual refused transport to hospital

    • Highly restricted to access by certain public health actors

  • Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Info Page [linked]

This information has the shortest time lag, with near real-time data.

ODMAP
(Overdose Detection and Mapping Application Program)

This information has the short time lag of < 1 month.

Hospital & Emergency Department (ED) Discharge

This information has the medium time lag of 3-6 months.

SUDORS (State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System)

This information has the longest time lag of 6-9 months.