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Serving a 14-county region in Western and Central New York State.
Western New York’s combined rate of opioid overdose deaths, ER visits and hospital stays is 22% higher than the rest of New York outside NYC (228 vs. 187 per 100,000 residents, 2021–2023).
Source: NYS Department of Health
Opioid overdose ER visits in the state’s Western region rose from 608 in 2019 to 1,523 in 2021.
Source: NYS Department of Health
WNY’s accidental death rate, which includes overdoses, is 65 per 100,000 residents, compared with 53 in the rest of New York outside NYC.
Source: NYS Department of Health
State Police note that slower emergency response in rural areas can make an overdose more likely to be fatal.
Source: WGRZ / NY State Police
In WNY, Native American residents (367 per 100,000) and Black residents (339) face far higher rates of opioid harm than white residents (211).
Source: NYS Department of Health

