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Gaston County

NC · pop 207.9K

Pills shipped 2006–2014
107.7Mpills
Peak per-capita
66.8per person in 2013
Nationally187thof 3142 counties by pills shipped
Among peers10thof 718 counties with similar population
Overdose deaths94thof 1123 counties (CDC WONDER, per-capita)

Pills shipped, year by year

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yearseriesvalue
2,006Gaston County44.885
2,007Gaston County54.026
2,008Gaston County50.778
2,009Gaston County53.032
2,010Gaston County54.915
2,011Gaston County61.813
2,012Gaston County65.805
2,013Gaston County66.836
2,014Gaston County66.164
2,006NC state avg28.368
2,007NC state avg32.163
2,008NC state avg34.409
2,009NC state avg38.006
2,010NC state avg39.632
2,011NC state avg43.423
2,012NC state avg44.822
2,013NC state avg44.935
2,014NC state avg44.463
2,006US median26.075
2,007US median29.035
2,008US median32.497
2,009US median34.451
2,010US median37.173
2,011US median40.545
2,012US median39.683
2,013US median38.211
2,014US median37.45

Overdose deaths, year by year

CDC WONDER overdose deaths in Gaston County
YearDeathsCrude rate
20064120.9
20074924.5
20083818.6
20095928.7
20104722.8
20114320.8
20125024
20134923.4
20144521.3

Top distributors into Gaston County

No distributor-level data available for this county.

Top pharmacies in Gaston County

No pharmacy-level data available for this county.

Similar counties

Data sourced from ARCOS county aggregates, DEA Diversion Control, and CDC WONDER. See methodology for full details.

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