‘Recent Data Shows a Decline in Opioid Overdose Rates,’ Says RxSafe Humboldt
This is a press release from RxSafe Humboldt:
2018 data from the California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard (https://discovery.cdph.ca.gov/CDIC/ODdash/) from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) indicate a decline in opioid overdose deaths in Humboldt County. The Humboldt 2018 overdose death rate is 10.52 per 100,000 residents, down from the 2017 rate of 21.03. Humboldt currently has the 11th highest rate of opioid overdose deaths among California counties (an improvement on the 2017 ranking, in which Humboldt had the 2nd highest rate in the state). The County saw a decline in overdose rate even as the California rate slightly increased from 5.22 (2017) to 5.54 (2018). “We are pleased that the data demonstrates declining opioid overdose rates in our community” says Rosemary Den Ouden, Chair of the RxSafe Humboldt Coalition. “While there is still work ahead of us, the data is beginning to reflect the impact of the multi-pronged approach our coalition, partners, and the community have taken to address the opioid epidemic in Humboldt County.”
RxSafe Humboldt is Humboldt County’s opioid safety coalition. Founded in 2013, the coalition is focused on providing safer care and better outcomes to address diagnosis and treatment of chronic and acute pain, and developing strategies to minimize misuse and diversion of prescription pain medications. With robust local participation, the Coalition currently has a broad membership across medical, law enforcement, social service, public health, treatment, and behavioral health sectors. Collectively and through aligned efforts, the coalition and partners have engaged in activities to address opioid overdose. Some of these include:
Distribution of naloxone through the RxSafe Humboldt Naloxone Distribution and Training Workgroup and the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction. Data from January 2018-July 2019 indicates that:
o 4,765 naloxone kits have been distributed
o 438 reported overdose reversals have been reported
Supporting 12 medication disposal sites throughout Humboldt County, which collect thousands of pounds of unused opioid and other medication annually
RX Safe Humboldt 2662 Harris Street • Eureka, CA 95503-4856 • rxsafehumboldt.org P: 707.443.4563 • F: 707.443.2527
Development of Multi-media community education campaigns to address medication safety, overdose prevention, and alternative pain management strategies, including stopoverdosehumboldt.org
The efforts of RxSafe Humboldt and Partners, along with many other initiatives and organizations, are proactive steps to address the opioid epidemic in Humboldt County.
For more detail about RxSafe Humboldt or the California Opioid Surveillance Dashboard data, please visit: RxSafeHumboldt.org
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Rx drugs are legal and the BIGGEST black market drug trade in the United States! Yeah Gavin Newsom, your gonna stomp out the black market marijuana trade. Keep spending those millions on eradication! LMAO PS I guess we could also thank Narcan for saving all those junkies too. On with the Lazarists party’s! 🎈 🎉
Heroin and morphine are naturally derived opioids. The difference is morphine production is regulated while you’re on your own with (and nuts to do) heroin.
🕯🌳To the responses, hmmmmmm. I guess saving someone from living a life of hell isn’t worth it. I’ve seen a derivative of pot do what they are patting there selves on the back for. Ask granny.
The federal government under Trump has made this a priority and these are the results. Give credit where it’s due.
🕯🌳I will give him a little credit but he had to be pushed. His attention was elsewhere.
Maybe it has nothing to do with RxSafe and more to do with at risk addicts have died already.
Can’t edit for grammar any more?
Something is haywire with all this opioid crap.
Opioids are The oldest pain med known to man Why is it so bad now?
Dose anyone know ?
It’s only because Doctors here have cut off so many chronic pain patients from opioid pain meds in the last year. ” Pain is natural. They can stay in pain”- Open Door clinic medical director..