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Why is There an Opioid Epidemic?
- A total of 191,146,822 opioid prescriptions“2018 Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and Outcomes”, CDC (2018), 10 pp https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/pubs/2018-cdc-drug-surveillance-report.pdf were dispensed by retail pharmacies in 2017. An average of 58.5 opioid prescriptions written for every 100 Americans. These prescriptions were intended as temporary relief from major pain events.
- Due to the sedative effects on the part of the brain which regulates breathing, opioids in high doses sometimes cause respiratory failure and death. As a result, 146 people die from opioid overdose in the U.S every daywww.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates.
- In 2016, there were 56,000 12- to-17-year-oldsSAMHSA Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health. abusing prescription drugs in New York State.
Is It “That Bad” in Greene County & Columbia County? Yes!
- Greene County has the third highest rate of opioid overdose deathswww.health.ny.gov/statistics/opioid/data/d2.htm and second highest rate of heroin overdose deathswww.health.ny.gov/statistics/opioid/data/d3.htm in New York State. Also, the number of overdoses is increasing. There were 62 opioid overdoses in 2016https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/opioid/data/pdf/nys_jul17.pdf compared to 45 in 2015.
- Columbia County saw a 233% increase in deaths attributable to any opioid pain reliever from 2015 to 2016.https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/opioid/#i_three.
- In New York State, Greene County has the ninth highest rate of emergency department visits involving opioid overdosewww.health.ny.gov/statistics/opioid/data/e2.htm.
- People with an opioid addiction who succumbed to an overdose are mostly white, working-class, and live in a rural area.Sullivan, Andrew. “The Opioid Epidemic Is This Generation’s AIDS Crisis”, New York Magazine, March 16, 2017
BECOME AN NYS CRPA TODAY
Begin your journey by becoming a NYS CRPA TODAY! This program is funded via the 2018 Opioid Grant and provided by the Columbia County Department of Health. A NYS CRPA (Certified Recovery Peer Advocate- Provisional) Certification requires a minimum of 46 hours. To learn more and to view the training schedule visit.
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