Logan County has a target value of 0 overdose deaths. The rate increase was twofold from 2014 to 2015, and nearly twofold from 2015 to 2016, jumping from 8 to 14 overdose deaths. In 2017, the rate again increased to 15, and later decreased to 10 overdose deaths in 2018. 

Opiate abuse is negatively impacting Logan County. Formal treatment options are limited both locally and regionally. 

Local Conditions: MAT options are limited; There are no local options for detox and inpatient treatment

Numbers reflect overdose deaths that occur within Logan County.   If a resident death occurs out of county, it will not be reflected in this data. 

Logan County CORE, LCHD Public Health Narcan Nurse, private mental health providers

• Utilize information from Consolidated Care, who provides compassionate counseling, drug and alcohol and treatment support, and mental health services to residents of Logan County
• Increase awareness and education 
• Disseminate information about tools and resources
• Reduce the accessibility of opiates in the community
• Create and sustain capacity to manage the risk of harm to the community associated with opiate use to the community
• Establish standard infrastructure between Medical and Mental/Behavioral Health systems

Logan County Core focuses on several areas, including:

• Expansion of court-ordered drug testing hours
• Increasing number of schools using evidence-based curriculums
• School-based health prevention programs and policies; alcohol/other dug prevention programs
• Increasing doses aimed at prevention
• Increasing child care and transportation for sober support meetings
• Improve and coordinate care for pregnant mothers with opiate dependence in Logan County