CDC SUDORS Summary of Unintentional and Undetermined Intent Drug Overdose Deaths in Georgia - 2020 2020

This infographic visualizes SUDORS data for Georgia in 2020. Some key takeaways are that most overdose deaths occur among males, those who are between 35-44 years old, and white non-Hispanic people. There were 1,282 deaths in 2019 and 1,809 deaths in 2020. 75% of drug overdose deaths had at least one opportunity for interventions, the most common opportunity for intervening being a potential bystander present (59.7%). This supports naloxone training and distribution efforts aimed at reducing overdose deaths.