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North Carolina

State Facts

2,012

Deaths or 76.9% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

Over 1.2 Million

people in North Carolina, or 11.9% of residents received a prescription opioid in 2023.²

46.7

Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in North Carolina in 2023.³

39,606

Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$1,408,896,300.87
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)

Sen. Tom Tillis (R-NC)

Sen. Tom Tillis (R-NC)

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)

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. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2024). North Carolina Overdose Epidemic Data. https://www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/chronic-disease-and-injury/injury-and-violence-prevention-branch/north-carolina-overdose-epidemic-data#data-dashboard

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. Office of the Inspector General (2023). The Consistently Low Percentage of Medicare Enrollees Receiving Medication to Treat Their Opioid Use Disorder Remains a Concern. https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/evaluation/2722/OEI-02-23-00250-Complete%20Report.pdf