Fentanyl’s March Through Pennsylvania
In 2015, fentanyl was the most frequently reported drug in overdose deaths in only one of every eight counties in Pennsylvania. Two years later, fentanyl was the most frequently reported drug in 56 out of the 65 counties that provided data.
Most frequently reported drug in overdoses in each county
Fentanyl
Heroin
Prescription
opioids
Other illicit
drugs
No data
2015
Erie
Susquehanna
Warren
McKean
Tioga
Bradford
Potter
Crawford
Wayne
Wyoming
Forest
Sullivan
Cameron
Elk
Lackawanna
Venango
Pike
Mercer
Lycoming
Clinton
Clarion
Luzerne
Jefferson
Montour
Monroe
Lawrence
Columbia
Clearfield
Centre
Union
Carbon
Butler
Northumb.
Armstrong
Northampton
Snyder
Beaver
Schuylkill
Indiana
Lehigh
Mifflin
Cambria
Juniata
Blair
Allegheny
Bucks
Berks
Dauphin
Perry
Huntingdon
Lebanon
Westmoreland
Montgomery
Washington
Cumberland
Lancaster
Bedford
Phila.
Chester
Franklin
Fayette
York
Delaware
Somerset
Greene
Adams
Fulton
Distribution by county
Fentanyl
Heroin
Rx opioids
8
41
13
2016
Erie
Susquehanna
Warren
McKean
Tioga
Bradford
Potter
Crawford
Wayne
Wyoming
Forest
Sullivan
Cameron
Elk
Lackawanna
Venango
Pike
Mercer
Lycoming
Clinton
Clarion
Luzerne
Jefferson
Montour
Monroe
Lawrence
Columbia
Clearfield
Centre
Union
Carbon
Butler
Northumb.
Armstrong
Northampton
Snyder
Beaver
Schuylkill
Indiana
Lehigh
Mifflin
Cambria
Juniata
Blair
Allegheny
Bucks
Berks
Dauphin
Perry
Huntingdon
Lebanon
Westmoreland
Montgomery
Washington
Cumberland
Lancaster
Bedford
Phila.
Chester
Franklin
Fayette
York
Delaware
Somerset
Greene
Adams
Fulton
Fentanyl
Heroin
Rx opioids
34
20
9
2017
Erie
Susquehanna
Warren
McKean
Tioga
Bradford
Potter
Crawford
Wayne
Wyoming
Forest
Sullivan
Cameron
Elk
Lackawanna
Venango
Pike
Mercer
Lycoming
Clinton
Clarion
Luzerne
Jefferson
Montour
Monroe
Lawrence
Columbia
Clearfield
Centre
Union
Carbon
Butler
Northumb.
Armstrong
Northampton
Snyder
Beaver
Schuylkill
Indiana
Lehigh
Mifflin
Cambria
Juniata
Blair
Allegheny
Bucks
Berks
Dauphin
Perry
Huntingdon
Lebanon
Westmoreland
Montgomery
Washington
Cumberland
Lancaster
Bedford
Phila.
Chester
Franklin
Fayette
York
Delaware
Somerset
Greene
Adams
Fulton
Rx opioids
Fentanyl
Heroin
56
3
5
SOURCE: Drug Enforcement Agency, Philadelphia Division analysis of
state coroner and medical examiner data
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
Fentanyl’s March
Through Pennsylvania
In 2015, fentanyl was the most frequently reported drug in overdose deaths in only one of every eight counties in Pennsylvania. Two years later, fentanyl was the most frequently reported drug in 56 out of the 65 counties that provided data.
Most frequently reported drug
in overdoses in each county
Fentanyl
Heroin
Prescription
opioids
Other illicit drugs
No data
2015
Phila.
Distribution by county
Fentanyl
Heroin
Rx opioids
8
41
13
2016
Phila.
Fentanyl
Heroin
Rx opioids
34
20
9
2017
Phila.
Rx opioids
Fentanyl
Heroin
56
3
5
SOURCE: Drug Enforcement Agency, Philadelphia
Division analysis of state coroner and medical
examiner data
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
