District Of Columbia | NonOpioidChoices

State Facts

319

Deaths, or 78.6% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

59,775

Claims or 2.86% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 12 per prescriber.²

30.3

Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Washington, D.C. in 2023 – the second highest rate in the nation.³

$77.3 Million

Estimated excess cost to D.C. Medicaid due to OUD in 2022.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

81,903,414.36

State Spending Recommendation

National approved use: providing support for non-opioid pain treatment alternatives, including training providers to offer or refer to multi-modal, evidence-informed treatment of pain.

Member & Endorser Footprint

Voices is backed by a broad coalition of organizations across the state united by a shared goal: ensuring patients have access to safe, effective,  and individualized pain management throughout the continuum of care.

Co-Sponsors (119th)

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At Large)

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm.

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://cms-oeda.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5390718d875d4c049b1ac5976a9ff083

3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html

4. Health Management Associates (2025). Opioid Use Disorder in the Medicaid Fee-For-Service Program Economic Analysis. Opioid-Use-Disorder-Economic-Impact-on-Medicaid-Program-073125.pdf