Substance Overdose Profile Dashboard

Substance Overdose Profile Data

Coming Soon | We are working on creating a merged profile for the areas served by Lakelands Public Health: the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes, the City and County of Peterborough, and Northumberland County.

For now, the information on this page applies only to the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland County. To view information for Peterborough, please click here.

View the Dashboards

To explore the latest data on substance overdose-related harms including emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths please click on the area that applies to you below:

Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Peterborough Northumberland

Substance Overdose Profile

*The Substance Overdose Profile Dashboard is updated weekly on Wednesdays. The current update is for the week of Aug 31, 2025, unless otherwise stated. This information is applicable only to the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland County.

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substance overdose alerts issued

1-4

suspected overdoses responded to by paramedics

0

suspected overdoses responded to by police

1-4

deaths due to opioid overdoses in Aug 2025

49

hospitalizations related to opioid overdoses (including mental health issues) in 2023

221

emergency department visits due to opioid overdoses in 2023

571

hospitalizations related to alcohol overdoses (including mental health issues) in 2023

1,004

emergency department visits due to alcohol (including mental health issues) overdoses in 2023

About the Substance Overdose Profile Dashboard

The Substance Overdose Profile Dashboard reports the number of confirmed and suspected opioid-related overdoses occurring within the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County. It also provided details for harms related to other substance overdoses (emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths) including mental health issues related to substance use.

Certain sections of the dashboard (Weekly report, Alerts, and Monthly Surveillance) are updated weekly and report the number of drug overdose events reported for the previous week, and the number of overdoses by month for the current year.

How to Use the Dashboard

1. Click/select a report button located across the top of the dashboard to view different content.

2. Selected the desired filter from the corresponding drop-down list(s) to view specific or filtered data.

3. To see larger visuals:

Dashboards are best viewed on a desktop screen. Hover over the visual you want to enlarge. A small box will appear in the top right corner labeled 'Focus Mode'. Click on this box to enter full screen. To return, click the 'Back to Report' button at the top left.

4. To View Graphs in Table Format:

Right-click anywhere on the graph you are interested in and select 'Show as a Table'. To go back, click the 'Back to Report' button at the top left of the page.

5. Use Tooltips for More Information:

Hover over a visual to see additional information in a tooltip.

Data Source Information

The HKPR District Health Unit Substance Overdose Profile Dashboard reports selected substance overdose-related emergency department data from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), selected substance-related hospitalization data from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), and the Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OHMRS), via Intellihealth, Ontario Ministry of Health. Further information on these data sources can be found here: NACRS, DAD, OMHRS.

The weekly data on opioid overdoses is sourced from the Acute Care Enhanced Surveillance (ACES) system. This section also includes data provided through various partners (police and paramedic services) as identified in detail in the data source section of the dashboard. Data provided weekly through the Ministry of Health report as well as report from the coroner’s office are also included under weekly update.