Overview
Wyoming’s DOSE surveillance system uses syndromic surveillance data to rapidly assess trends and maintain situational awareness of suspected nonfatal drug overdose-related visits at participating Wyoming emergency departments (EDs) and urgent cares. DOSE surveillance provides complementary information to understand nonfatal drug overdose trends in Wyoming to existing surveillance efforts. Wyoming began participating in DOSE in 2024 through the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) cooperative agreement as part of the Wyoming Department of Health’s ongoing efforts to address the opioid epidemic.
Case Criteria
DOSE uses standardized surveillance definitions to identify suspected nonfatal overdoses of unintentional or undetermined intent involving all drugs, all opioids, fentanyl, heroin, all stimulants, cocaine, methamphetamine, and benzodiazepines from emergency departments and urgent cares across Wyoming.
Reports and Tools
Wyoming-specific public-facing data products, such as annual reports and dashboards, are in development but not yet available.
In the meantime, you can explore state and national-level overdose data and visualizations through the CDC:
DOSE-SYS Dashboard: Nonfatal Overdose Syndromic Surveillance Data
Wyoming-specific reports and tools will be shared here as they become available.