Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Connecticut

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- Opioid dispensing rate: 17.8 per 100 people
--- 51.9% lower than state average
--- 58.9% lower than national average

#8. Tolland County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 22.8 per 100 people
--- 38.4% lower than state average
--- 47.3% lower than national average

#7. Litchfield County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 26.2 per 100 people
--- 29.2% lower than state average
--- 39.5% lower than national average

#6. Middlesex County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 28.4 per 100 people
--- 23.2% lower than state average
--- 34.4% lower than national average

#5. Windham County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 33.7 per 100 people
--- 8.9% lower than state average
--- 22.2% lower than national average

#4. Fairfield County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 35.4 per 100 people
--- 4.3% lower than state average
--- 18.2% lower than national average

#3. New London County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 39.0 per 100 people
--- 5.4% higher than state average
--- 9.9% lower than national average

#2. Hartford County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 48.9 per 100 people
--- 32.2% higher than state average
--- 12.9% higher than national average

#1. New Haven County
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