Suspected Overdose Deaths in MS, 2024
In Q2 2024, 46 (73.02%) of the 63 suspected overdose deaths reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) were opioid-related. The number of opioid-related deaths decreased by 6.0% from Q2 2023 to Q2 2024, and the total number of overdose deaths decreased by 3.28%.
The number of deaths involving heroin decreased from Q2 2023 (9 deaths) to Q2 2024 (2 deaths) by 77.78%.
There were 11.5 opioid-related overdose deaths per 100,000 persons reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) in Q2 2024.
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