Substance Abuse and Overdose Statistics in Bellevue, NE
Substance abuse data compiled by the CDC, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, and the Sarpy/Cass Health Department shows that:
Alcohol-induced deaths rose 115% in Sarpy County from 2018 to 2020.
Nearly 21% of adult Bellevue residents report engaging in binge drinking.
In 2019, Sarpy County’s unintentional drug-overdose rate was 7.9 per 100,000 residents and higher than Nebraska’s overall rate.
In 2021, approximately 4.5% of Sarpy County adult residents said they’d ever sought professional help for an alcohol- or drug-related problem.
Nearly 14% of Sarpy County adult residents reported using a prescription opioid drug from 2020 to 2021.
In 2021, roughly 34% of metro-area residents who reported they drank excessively were between the ages of 18 and 39. Roughly 22% were between the ages of 40 and 64.
Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. CDC Wonder Online Database. (2021). Underlying Cause of Death, 1999-2020 Results, Deaths occurring through 2020.
- United States Drug Enforcement Administration. (2021, August 17). Fentanyl Related Overdose Deaths Spike in Lincoln and Omaha.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). FindTreatment.gov.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data 2022 Release.
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. (2021, October). 2020 Nebraska State Epidemiological Profile.