Alcohol and Drug Use Statistics in Collierville, TN
The Tennessee Department of Health and Shelby County put together alcohol and drug use statistics for the county. Here is a breakdown of just a few of them:
- In 2021, Shelby County reported 549 drug overdose deaths. Close to 90% of those deaths involved opioids, and 83% involved fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
- Shelby County had an inpatient stay due to opioid overdose of 16 per 100,000 people in 2020 and an outpatient rate of 93. The outpatient rate was one of the worst in the state.
- Between 2016 and 2020, 16% of car crash fatalities in Shelby County involved alcohol.
- During 2019, 35% of all county residents who entered rehab did so for an opioid use disorder.
- 45% of all county rehab admissions were for alcohol misuse during 2019.
- 39% of Shelby County residents who entered rehab in 2019 did so for marijuana misuse.
Resources
- Collierville Police Department. (n.d.). 2021 annual report.
- Tennessee Department of Health. (n.d.). Tennessee drug overdose dashboard.
- Shelby County Health Department. (2022). Community health dashboards.
- Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services. (n.d.). Fast facts.