SPARCS Cannabis Dashboard

Overview

New York State legalized recreational use of marijuana and cannabis products in 2021. According to The Center for Disease Control, health effects associated with marijuana include marijuana use disorder, brain health, heart health, lung health, mental health and unintentional poisoning. These harmful effects can be more severe in babies, children, teenagers and during pregnancy. For more information, please view the CDC marijuana fact sheet here. The Nassau County Department of Health Office of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Planning (NCDOH OEBP) has created an interactive dashboard which visualizes trends in cannabis related visits to New York State hospital systems. This dashboard will be updated annually.

Click here for instructions on navigating the desktop view of the dashboard.

Technical Notes

This dashboard was created with data from the New York State Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (NYS SPARCS). This data includes Nassau County residents who visited any New York State hospital system with ICD 10 diagnosis codes associated with cannabis. These ICD 10 codes are F12, T4071, T407X1, J662, or P0481. These diagnose codes stand for cannabis abuse, dependence, use, cannabis poisoning, cannabinosis, and newborn affected by maternal use of cannabis, respectively. All diagnosis type codes were utilized. These visits were either inpatient, outpatient, emergency department or ambulatory/surgery. More information about SPARCS can be found at New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS).

Data Metrics

Rate: The rates reflected in the dashboard refer to the frequency of visits, divided by the relevant population (Census 2020 population estimates), per 10,000 population.

Frequency: The frequencies reflected in the dashboard refer to the number of visits per selected category.

Data Suppression for Confidentiality

Numerators less than 11 have been suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Disclaimer

The Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) makes every effort to post accurate and reliable information, however it does not guarantee or warrant that the information is complete, accurate or up-to-date. This information is intended solely for the purpose of electronically providing the public with health-related data. The NCDOH assumes no responsibility for any error, omission or other discrepancies between electronic and/or printed versions of this information. Nassau County and its officers, employees, and/or agents shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising out of, or in connection with, the use or performance of such information, nor damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy of any such information and/or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of such materials. This publication was produced from raw data purchased from or provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). However, the calculations, metrics, conclusions derived, and views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the conclusions or views of NYSDOH. NYSDOH, its employees, officers, and agents make no representation, warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or suitability of the information provided here.