WISH: Opioid Module

• What are opioids?
• Where do the data come from?
• What do the different statistics mean?

View A Guide to Interpreting Opioid Statistics, P-02084 (PDF) developed by the Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics to find answers to these questions.

Related resources

• Hospital Encounters Data Query
• Drug Overdose Deaths Data Query
• DHS Opioids home page
• Data Source
• Definitions
• Technical Notes
• Related links

While overdose death remains a critical public health concern, overdose deaths in 2024 were 33% lower than the year prior and have returned near levels seen prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. View the data.

Have questions?

Contact the Office of Health Informatics in the Division of Public Health at DHShealthstats@dhs.wisconsin.gov.