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Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in the Allegheny County Jail
New information added August 2025. This page contains an interactive dashboard (Data from 2021-present) and a narrative report (published August 2025). Explore this page to learn about medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in the Allegheny County Jail.
Children and Young Adults Who Lost a Parent to an Overdose
Learn more about the demographics and system involvement of families impacted by parental overdose fatalities.
Allegheny County Opioid Settlement Projects
New information added. This post includes information on current Allegheny County Opioid Settlement Projects.
Child Fatality/Near Fatality Ingestion Analysis
This report covers child fatalities and near fatalities in Allegheny County with a focus on drug ingestions, an increasing cause of these here and nationwide. The report discusses some of the county’s strategies to address this issue.
Accidental Overdose Deaths: Interactive Dashboard and Report
This report and dashboard describe accidental overdose deaths that occurred in Allegheny County, with a look at trends in numbers of deaths, demographics, and substances involved.
Naloxone Distribution in the Allegheny County Jail to Prevent Overdose: Data Brief
In 2016, the Allegheny County Jail began offering naloxone, a life-saving medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdose, to people exiting the jail. Since then, the jail has distributed over a […]
Joint Position Statement on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Allegheny County
Allegheny County, like much of Western Pennsylvania, is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic and it is vitally important that County residents have access to the best and […]