Behavioral Health, Including Substance Use

Cowlitz County Substance Use and Abuse, and Mental Health

Includes select BRFSS indicators for Cowlitz County and Washington State for 2011-2012, including smoking behaviors, alcohol use and abuse, mental health, and Adverse Childhood Experiences among adults.  Published September 2019.

Opioids in Cowlitz County - Opioid-induced Deaths

Includes opioid-related deaths in Cowlitz County and Washington State, trends over time, and gender and age disparities. Published September 2016.

Opioids in Cowlitz County - Prescription Drug Monitoring

Includes controlled substance & opioid prescriptions and patients in Cowlitz County and Washington State in 2014.  Published August 2017.

Opioids in Cowlitz County - Youth

 Includes findings from the Healthy Youth Survey on current painkiller use, lifetime opioid use, source of painkillers, social norms, and perception of risk among teens in Cowlitz County and Washington State from 2006-2014.  Published October 2016.