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Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Drug Overdose
Current Value
77
Definition
Emergency Department Visits in Licking County for Suspected Drug Overdose Among Ohio Residents Ages 11 Years and Older
https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/violence-injury-prevention-program/Suspected-OD-Dashboard2
Why Is This Important?
Drug-overdose death data is important in understanding and responding to this crisis, but there’s a lag in the data’s availability because it’s based on death certificates, which take time to complete and analyze. Emergency Department visit data can be used to examine trends such as overdose spikes.
Story Behind the Curve
Overdose ED visits have generally been declining in recent years. Seasonal trends seem to indicate that the first quarter, January-March, of each year reflects a dip in overdose visits.
Partnerships
- Overdose Prevention Coalition/Overdose Fatality Review Board
- Pathways of Central Ohio 2-1-1 Crisis Hotline and Information Center/Resource Directory
- Mental Health and Recovery for Licking and Knox Counties
- Mental Health America of Licking County
- Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
- Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/drugs-brain
- https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/prescription-opioids
- https://www.drugrehab.com/addiction/stigma/
- https://drugabuse.com/library/drug-addiction-facts-myths/
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