Transcript Opioid and Heroin Data PPT - Colorado Health Institute

Colorado’s Opioid
Epidemic
What Fifteen Years of Death Data Tells Us
Colorado Providers Association
June 15, 2016
Takeaways
• Drug overdoses in Colorado are at an all-time
high.
• This epidemic impacts all Coloradans, but some
groups are impacted more than others.
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Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
A Demographic Profile
Deaths Due to Heroin or Opioid Painkiller Overdose
• Males more likely to die of a
heroin overdose than females.
• Highest death rate for heroin
and painkillers in the 26 to 34
age group.
• Rates are highest for non-
Hispanic whites.
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Vital Statistics
Takeaways
• Drug overdoses in Colorado are at an all-time
high.
• This epidemic impacts all Coloradans, but some
groups are impacted more than others.
Tamara Keeney
[email protected]
720-382-7088