Virginia

State Facts

2,020 Deaths, or 84% of total overdose deaths, involved opioids in 2023.1

20,717 Beneficiaries of Medicare Part D had opioid use disorder in 2022.2

32.5 Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Virginia in 2023.3

$5 Billion was the cost of the opioid epidemic on Virignia in 2o21.4


1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). SUDORS Dashboard: Fatal Drug Overdose Data. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/sudors-dashboard-fatal-overdose-data.html

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. Virginia Commonwealth University (2024). Opioid Costs in Virginia. https://news.vcu.edu/article/2024/01/the-opioid-epidemic-cost-virginians-5-billion-in-2021-new-data-shows