Texas

State Facts

2,919 Deaths, or 57% of total overdose deaths, involved opioids in 2022.1

84,566 Beneficiaries of Medicare Part D had opioid use disorder in 2022.2

32.2 Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Texas in 2023.3

4,056,850 Claims, or 4% of all Medicare Part D claims, were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 46 per prescriber.4


1. Texas Department of State Health Services (2024). Drug-Related Deaths. https://healthdata.dshs.texas.gov/dashboard/drugs-and-alcohol/drug-related-deaths

2. 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

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. 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