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Unintentional overdoses rose for the tenth straight year in 2022
August 27, 2024
There were 525 workplace fatalities from unintentional overdoses due to nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol in 2022. This is a 13.1-percent increase from 2021 when there were 464 fatalities and is the tenth consecutive annual increase. Unintentional overdoses include overdoses from stimulants such as methamphetamine and from opioids such as fentanyl.
Workplace deaths due to unintentional overdoses from nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol, 2012–22
Year
Deaths
2012
65
2013
82
2014
114
2015
165
2016
217
2017
272
2018
305
2019
313
2020
388
2021
464
2022
525
Workers 35 to 44 years old had the highest number of workplace fatalities from unintentional overdoses in 2022 with 162. This is an increase of 45 fatalities, up from 117 in 2021, and more than double since 2018.
United States Department of Labor
