Drug use impacts many families in our community, including some of the youngest residents.
Onondaga County has the third highest rate in New York State for newborn drug-related diagnoses, with 300.6 drug-related diagnoses per 10,000 newborn discharges in 2014 (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Newborn Drug-Related Diagnosis Rate, per 10,000 Newborn Discharges
Data source: New York State Department of Health, Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS)
We are seeing an increase in opioid-related deaths.
The number of opioid-related deaths has increased significantly since 2012 (Figure 2). The categories in Figure 2 are defined below:
- Heroin-related: Heroin alone or in combination with other drugs (non fentanyl)
- Fentanyl-related: Fentanyl alone or in combination with other drugs (non heroin)
- Both fentanyl- and heroin-related: Both fentanyl and heroin alone or in combination with other drugs
- Other opioids: Opioids other than heroin or fentanyl
Figure 2. Total Unintended Opioid-Related Deaths in Onondaga County
Of the total opioid-related deaths shown above, some involved prescription opioids (Figure 3).
Please note: The deaths in Figure 3 below are included in Figure 2 above.
Figure 3. Unintended Prescription Opioid-Related Deaths in Onondaga County
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