SDTMA San Diego/Imperial Update - DTAG Update: Overdose Mortality Insights at the County Level

[Marla Kingkade]

SUOPT Community Partners,

Please see the San Diego and Imperial Counties update provided by Ernie Limon with HIDTA. Thank you Ernie!

Marla Kingkade
San Diego County Substance Use and Overdose Prevention Taskforce
Center for Community Research
8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 335
San Diego, California, 92108
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The National HIDTA Drug Threat Analysis Group created the .pdf reports based on ODMAP data ending in 2024.

Internally, we created an Excel spreadsheet with a bar chart for easier reading and comparison to other California counties.


Ernie Limon
Drug Intelligence Officer
HIDTA – San Diego/Imperial
619-726-4316 (cell)

DTAG has completed two reports that I wanted to share with you for your awareness and context ahead of the upcoming overdose reporting in August.


  *   The HIDTA County-Level Overdose Mortality Report provides an annual overview of overdose mortality across the 33 HIDTAs, focusing on each county within a HIDTA’s Area of Responsibility.
  *   The U.S. County Report offers a broader analysis of overdose mortality across all counties nationwide, using standardized CDC WONDER data to support consistent comparisons across jurisdictions.
The reports are linked below for reference:

  *   https://www.nhac.org/DTAG/County-Level_Overdose_Mortality_Report.pdf

  *   https://www.nhac.org/DTAG/HIDTA_County-Level-Overdose_Mortality_Report.pdf
These resources are designed to provide enhanced visibility into overdose trends and should complement the ongoing work as we prepare for the release next month.

Please let me know if you have any questions, we’re happy to discuss further if it's helpful.

Best regards,

J. David Hamby
National Coordinator
Drug Threat Analysis Group (DTAG)
National Strategic Analysis Initiative (NSAI)
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
(423) 344-1422​


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