* EMS records were included if any of the following were documented as drug ingestion, poisoning, or overdose: complaint reported by dispatch (E03_01, field
value 510), EMS provider’s primary impression (E09_15, field value 1690), EMS provider’s secondary impression (E09_16, field value 1825), and cause of injury (E10_01,
field value 9530).
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Share of naloxone use for drug overdose in EMS events in the U.S. in 2016, by age
This statistic shows the distribution of emergency medical service (EMS) events for suspected drug overdose in which naloxone was administered in the U.S. in 2016, by age. In 2016, those aged 25 to 34 years accounted for ** percent of emergency medical service incidences of suspected drug overdose in which naloxone was administered.
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CDC, & MMWR. (August 10, 2018). Distribution of emergency medical service (EMS) events for suspected drug overdose in which naloxone was administered in the U.S. in 2016, by age* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/926396/emergency-medical-service-naloxone-use-distribution-drug-overdose-us-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Distribution of emergency medical service (EMS) events for suspected drug overdose in which naloxone was administered in the U.S. in 2016, by age*." Chart. August 10, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/926396/emergency-medical-service-naloxone-use-distribution-drug-overdose-us-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). Distribution of emergency medical service (EMS) events for suspected drug overdose in which naloxone was administered in the U.S. in 2016, by age*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/926396/emergency-medical-service-naloxone-use-distribution-drug-overdose-us-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Distribution of Emergency Medical Service (Ems) Events for Suspected Drug Overdose in Which Naloxone Was Administered in The U.S. in 2016, by Age*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Aug 2018, /statistics/926396/emergency-medical-service-naloxone-use-distribution-drug-overdose-us-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Distribution of emergency medical service (EMS) events for suspected drug overdose in which naloxone was administered in the U.S. in 2016, by age* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/926396/emergency-medical-service-naloxone-use-distribution-drug-overdose-us-by-age/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Distribution of emergency medical service (EMS) events for suspected drug overdose in which naloxone was administered in the U.S. in 2016, by age* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, August 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/926396/emergency-medical-service-naloxone-use-distribution-drug-overdose-us-by-age/
