Data on the health consequences of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) are now available for deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits. Only drugs with the potential to cause substance use disorders or abuse and dependence are included (e.g., excludes anti-depressants). Health consequences include AOD poisoning (overdoses), mental disorders, and physical diseases 100% attributable to AOD, but not indirect consequences of AOD (e.g., motor vehicle injuries due to AOD impairment).

For deaths, the underlying cause of death is used to identify mental disorders and physical diseases, but multiple cause of death diagnoses are used to capture drug overdoses. This can lead to more than one substance diagnosis per death, thus the sum of the specific substance categories may be greater than the total number of overdose deaths. For hospital discharges and ED visits, AOD consequences can be displayed in two ways. “Principal diagnosis” includes only cases where the AOD diagnosis was the main or most serious condition. “Any mention of AOD” includes all cases with a diagnosed alcohol or drug condition, whether diagnosed as principal or secondary. For “Any mention” queries, more than one substance-related diagnosis may be found. Thus the sum of the specific substance categories may be greater than the total number of cases. In addition, numbers are based on treatment episodes, not individuals. Therefore an individual may be counted more than once in the same year. For more information on the methodology and criteria used, go to Help.

This query was developed with assistance and partial funding from the Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services Division, California Department of Health Care Services through a SAMHSA SFP-SIG grant.

Outcome:	Deaths Non-fatal Hospitalization Non-fatal Emergency Department Visit (treat & release, or transfer to another facility)
	Show Crude Rates      Population data based on 2010 Census estimates.  See Help.
Year:	From 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006   through  2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
County of Residence:	All Counties Alameda Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno Glenn Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Lassen Los Angeles Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba ~ Other/Unknown If selecting multiple counties, hold down the Control key (Mac key for Mac users).
Race/Ethnicity:	All Race/Ethnicity White Black Hispanic American Indian Asian/PI Other/Unknown If selecting multiple race/ethnicities, hold down the Control key (Mac key for Mac users).
Age:	All Ages Ages 12+ Custom Age Range From Age:   through Age: years old (Enter "0" to capture those < 1 year old)
Drug Category:	Alcohol and/or Other Drugs Alcohol only Other Drugs only
Health Consequences:	All consequences Physical Diseases Mental Disorders Poisoning Injuries Note: By selecting both the “Other Drugs Only” in Drug Category and the “Poisoning Injuries” in Health Consequences category, information on individual substances is available for selection under the Specific Substance category and Intent is available under the Additional Details options
Output Format:	HTML Excel PDF
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	Additional Details
	Select up to three options for more detailed tables, e.g., by sex, age, etc. First level of detail Age (single year: 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.) Age (5-year groups: 0-4, 5-9, etc.) County of residence Race/ethnicity Sex Year Second level of detail Age (single year: 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.) Age (5-year groups: 0-4, 5-9, etc.) County of residence Race/ethnicity Sex Year