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Suspected Overdose Deaths, 2022

Suspected Overdose Deaths in MS, 2022

In Q1 2023, 68 (80.95%) of the 84 suspected overdose deaths reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) were opioid-related. The number of opioid-related deaths decreased by 1% from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023, and the total number of overdose deaths decreased by 8.70%.

In 2022, 281 (78.4%) of the 358 suspected overdose deaths reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) were opioid-related.

The number of opioid-related deaths decreased by 25.27% from 2021 to 2022, and the total number of overdose deaths decreased by 37.15%.

The number of deaths involving heroin decreased from 2021 (43 deaths) to 2022 (34 deaths) by 20.9%.

There were 9.4 opioid-related overdose deaths per 100,000 persons reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) in 2022.

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