Table 2 Percentage changes in drug overdose-related deaths in jurisdictions from North America

Q2 vs. Q1

Q3 vs. Q1

Q3 vs. Q2

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q1-Q2

Q1-Q3

Connecticut

Unintentional drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

25.0

18.0

−5.6

23.0

23.0

1.1

23.0

14.5

Indiana

Drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q2 2020

20.6

–

–

14.3

36.2

–

25.3

–

Louisiana

Drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019 – Q2 2019; Q1 2020 – Q2 2020

32.6

–

–

26.9

62.2

–

44.9

–

Maine

Confirmed drug overdose death

Q1 2019–Q2 2020

3.1

–

–

71.6

28.4

–

46.6

–

Massachusetts

Opioid-related overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

17.8

−14.4

−27.3

1.4

19.0

−14.1

10.2

2.1

Mississippi

Suspected drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q2 2020

60.0

–

–

−41.2

−18.6

–

−29.1

–

New Hampshire

Confirmed drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

4.7

−27.1

−30.4

−4.5

14.3

−15.2

4.3

−1.7

New Jersey

Suspected drug-related deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

2.2

−8.1

−10.0

19.9

14.7

−11.5

17.2

6.4

Rhode Island

Accidental drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

5.3

11.7

6.1

22.1

25.3

41.9

23.7

29.6

Vermont

Opioid-related accidental and undetermined deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

25.0

28.1

2.5

6.7

122.2

20.6

50.0

37.8

Virginia

Drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q2 2020

40.3

–

–

13.3

66.8

–

39.4

–

Washington

Drug overdose deaths

Q1 2019–Q2 2020

12.1

–

–

17.7

37.2

–

27.3

–

Canada

Apparent opioid toxicity deaths

Q1 2019–Q2 2020

58.2

–

–

−6.4

53.7

–

23.1

–

Alberta

Accidental acute opioid poisoning deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

107.3

132.7

12.2

−7.4

65.4

132.7

31.7

62.0

British Columbia

Unintentional illicit drug toxicity deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

79.6

75.5

−2.3

−8.5

94.8

114.5

38.7

60.6

Quebec

Suspected unintentional opioid or other drug poisoning deaths

Q1 2019–Q3 2020

27.6

44.0

12.8

−2.5

78.3

62.1

30.7

41.3