National:

• Poisoning (including drug overdoses) is the leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S. (NSC Injury Facts)
• Deaths from preventable poisoning numbered 75,761 in 2024 (NSC Injury Facts)
• 1 poison exposure to U.S. poison control centers occurred every 15 seconds in 2024. (National Capital Poison Center)
• In 2024, 55 US poison centers provided telephone guidance for nearly 2.1 million human poison exposures. (National Capital Poison Center)

North Dakota:

• There were 116 overdose deaths in North Dakota in 2023. On average, 2 North Dakotans die each week from an unintentional drug overdose. (North Dakota Department of Health)
• North Dakota ranks 4th in states with the most carbon monoxide poisoning incidents. (Safewise)