Body This report provides a summary of the leading causes of substance-related overdoses in Orange County. While drug and alcohol-related mortality has generally been rising since 2012, a dramatic rise from 2019 to 2020 attributed to a pandemic-related increase in drug-related deaths. When accounting for all the substances involved in a...

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Body Information for the General Public What is legionella? Legionella is a type of bacteria naturally found in freshwater environments as well as human-made water systems including but not limited to hot tubs, decorative fountains, and/or cooling towers. Legionella can cause legionnaire's disease, a serious type of pneumonia infection, or Pontiac...

Body Flip Version Opioid-related overdose deaths have seen a dramatic increase across the nation, state, and county since the 1990s that has only accelerated in the past ten years. In this report we summarize opioid-related morbidity and mortality in Orange County (OC) in the context of these national trends. We examine...