Substance Misuse Data


Overdose Surveillance


The Overdose Surveillance page compiles local and statewide overdose data to help inform prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts in Knox County. This page brings together interactive dashboards, surveillance reports and other data resources that offer insight into overdose trends, affected populations, and emerging patterns. Use the links below to explore data by time, location, demographic characteristics, and more.


Naloxone Deployment * Deploment data is based off First Responders.

Heat Map of Naloxone Deployment in Knox County, 2017-2021
Naloxone Deployments by Year, 2017 – 2021
Naloxone Deployments by Age, 2017 – 2021
Yearly Naloxone Deployment in Knox County by Age, 2017- 2021 (N=7,786)

Percent of Knox County high school students who have taken prescription drugs without a prescription.
Percent of Knox County high school students who have used any form of illicit drugs.

Suspected Overdose Death Statistics in Knox County
 

All4Knox


All4Knox is a joint effort of Knox County and the City of Knoxville with facilitation and coordination support from Metro Drug Coalition, the Knox County District Attorney General’s Office and Knox County Health Department. Our hope is to bring together our governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, faith-based communities and many others in a coordinated fashion to address the substance misuse epidemic.