This webpage includes information about the Overdose Data Dashboard, emerging drug trends and reports.
The Maryland Department of Health’s Interactive Overdose Dashboard is a tool for increasing access to timely overdose data and improving data-driven decision making for overdose prevention and response.
Launched in July 2024 with extensive feedback from local and community partners, this dashboard is user-friendly and includes easy-to-understand visualization of overdose trends throughout the state.
Key Messages:
- Based on preliminary data, fatal overdoses in Maryland have been on the decline in recent years.
- In 2025, there were 1,315 fatal overdoses in the state, the lowest level seen in the last 10 years.
- This is a 53 percent decrease from the state’s historic high of 2,800 in 2021.
- While overdose death rates have shown signs of decline overall, disparities persist:
- Overdose deaths among non-Hispanic Black men aged 55+ — the most impacted demographic group in terms of population size — fell to 98.6 per 100,000 individuals from 138.1 in 2024.
- Despite this decline, overdose rates for this group were still three times higher than the rate among white men in the same age group.
