Improve Overall Health and Well-being and Reduce Premature Death
Unintentional overdose deaths (Licking Co. residents)
Current Value
58
Definition
Unintentional overdose deaths of Licking County residents due to prescription, over-the-counter, illegal, and illicit drugs. Actual number of resident deaths regardless of location of death.
Story Behind the Curve
The Opioid Epidemic hit Ohio very hard, and Licking County was no exception. From 2000 to 2017, Ohio’s death rate due to unintentional drug poisonings increased 1,081 percent, and the increase in deaths has been driven largely by opioid-related overdoses.
A drop in deaths in 2016 was, in part, attributed to the distribution of free Naloxone (Project Dawn) kits in the community. An increase in illicit fentanyl has continued to drive an increase in Licking County's unintentional overdose deaths in 2017 and 2018.
What We Do
LCHD's Drug Overdose Prevention program provides drug abuse prevention education, proper medication disposal information and events, Naloxone distribution, and Overdose Fatality Reviews.
Partners
Licking County Addiction Taskforce
Mental Health and Recovery of Licking and Knox County
Pathways 2-1-1
What Works
Strategy
Clear Impact Suite is an easy-to-use, web-based software platform that helps your staff collaborate with external stakeholders and community partners by utilizing the combination of data collection, performance reporting, and program planning.