2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Data: General Findings

Overview
Unintentional drug overdose continued to be the leading cause of injury-related death in Ohio in 2015, ahead of
motor vehicle traffic crashes a trend which began in 2007.
Unintentional drug overdoses caused the deaths of 3,050 Ohio residents in 2015,1 the highest number on record,
compared to 2,531 in 2014. The number of overdose deaths increased 20.5 percent from 2014 to 2015, which is similar
to the increase from 2013 to 2014.

Significant Rise in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths

As in 2014, the continued illicit use of a powerful opioid called fentanyl was a significant contributor to the rise in drug
overdose deaths in 2015.

Fentanyl-related unintentional drug overdose deaths in Ohio more than doubled from 503 in 2014 to 1,155 in
2015 (figure 1).

Most often used to treat patients with severe pain, fentanyl is a Schedule II synthetic narcotic that in its
prescription form is estimated to be 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin and 50 to 100 times more potent than
morphine.2

Illicit fentanyl has been observed being mixed with other commonly abused drugs, such as heroin, resulting in
increased deaths between 2005 and 2007, and it seems to be reemerging in the U.S.3 People who use drugs may
not know when illicit fentanyl has been combined with other drugs.

Figure 1. Fentanyl-Related Drug Overdoses, Ohio, 2012-15*

1,400
1,155

Number of Deaths

1,200
1,000
800
600

503

400
200
0

75

Unintentional
Drug
Poisonings**

84

2012 2013 2014 2015

* Unintentional Drug Poisoning Death include deaths with manner on the death certificate listed as accidental.

There were
652 more
unintentional
fentanylrelated
overdose
deaths in 2015
than in 2014,
and 1,071
more than in
2013.

** Does not include intentional (homicide and suicide) and undetermined fentanyl related deaths; Additional 4 in 2012, 8 in 2013, 1 in 2014, and 22 in 2015.
Source: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Analysis Conducted by ODH Injury Prevention Program.
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1

2015 drug overdose data is based on information listed on death certificates, including Ohioans who died in other states.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. 21 CFR part 1310. Control of a Chemical Precursor Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Fentanyl as a List 1 Chemical. Federal
Register 2007; 72: 20039-47.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control. 2015. National Forensic Laboratory Information System Report: Opiates and Related Drugs
Reported in NFLIS, 2009-2014. Springfield, VA: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Department of Health

Although pharmaceutical fentanyl may be diverted for abuse in the U.S., the majority
of fentanyl drug reports and fentanyl reported with other drugs result from illegally
produced and trafficked fentanyl, not diverted pharmaceutical fentanyl.3

The number of fentanyl drug reports4 based on law enforcement drug seizures
increased in Ohio from 110 in 2013 to 3,882 in 2015. During the same period, fentanylrelated unintentional drug overdose deaths increased from 84 to 1,155 (figure 2).

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths5 are categorized nationally as prescription opiate

deaths even though it is believed that the vast majority of such deaths are the result of
illegally produced and trafficked fentanyl. Of the 1,155 fentanyl-related unintentional
overdose deaths in Ohio in 2015, only 30 deaths had a fentanyl prescription within 90
days of their death.6

Like other parts

of the U.S., Ohio
experienced
a substantial
increase in
the number of
fentanyl drug
reports by law
enforcement.

Figure 2. Number of Fentanyl-Related Deaths and

Reported Drug Seizure Cases, Ohio, 2013-2015
500
400
300
200
100

2013

Reported Fentanyl-related seizures

Dec

Oct

Nov

Aug

Sept

Jul

Jun

Apr

May

Feb

Mar

Dec
Jan

Nov

Oct

Sept

Jul

Aug

Jun

May

Apr

Mar

Feb

Dec
Jan

Nov

Oct

Sept

Jul

Aug

Jun

May

Apr

Mar

Jan

Feb

2014 2015

Reported Fentanyl-related Death

Source: National Forensic Laboratory Information System (provided by the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy), and Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Analysis Conducted by ODH Injury Prevention Program.

Counties with the most fentanyl-related unintentional overdose deaths were Hamilton (195), Summit (111),
Butler (104), Montgomery (102), Cuyahoga (83), Clermont (54), Clark (48), Lucas (41), Franklin (40), Stark (26),
Trumbull (25), Lorain (21), and Greene (20). These counties account for 75% of fentanyl-related unintentional
overdose deaths in Ohio.

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4
The National Forensic Laboratory Information System (NFLIS) is a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration program that collects drug chemistry analysis results from cases analyzed by state,
local and federal forensic laboratories. These laboratories analyze substances secured in law enforcement operations across the country.
5
Fentanyl-related drug deaths in this report were identified based on the literal cause of death mentioned on the death certificate. A mention of fentanyl on the death certificate does not
mean that fentanyl was the sole cause of death. The presence of more than one drug can result in more than one mention from a single death.
6

State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System.

2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Data: General Findings

Fentanyl-related overdose death was highest among persons 25 to 34 years of age (32 percent); and males
(70.5 percent) were about 2.4 times more likely to die from fentanyl-related overdose compared to women
(29.5 percent) (figure 3).

Figure 3: Fentanyl-Related Unintentional Overdose Deaths, by Age and Sex, Ohio, 2015
300
250
Number of Deaths

200
150

Male

100

Female

50
0

<1

1-4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+
Age in Years

Source: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Analysis Conducted by ODH Injury Prevention Program.

Number of Heroin Overdose Deaths Increased

Heroin-related deaths accounted for 1,424 unintentional drug overdose deaths in 2015, an increase from 1,196 in
2014. Heroin was involved in 46.7 percent of all overdose deaths.

Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths Declined

Prescription opioid-related deaths accounted for 667 (21.9 percent) of unintentional drug overdose deaths in
2015, compared to 672 (26.6 percent) in 2014 (figure 4).

Percent of All Overdose Deaths

Figure 4: Percentage of all Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths Involving

Selected Drug by Year, Ohio, 2010-2015
50%

2010

45%

2011

40%

2012

35%

2013

30%

2014

25%

2015

20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Prescription Opioids*

Fentanyl

Heroin

Benzodiazepines

Cocaine

The percentage
of prescription
opioid
overdose
deaths
decreased in
2015 for fourth
straight year.

Other/Unspecified**

* Prescription Opioids not including fentanyl.

** No specific drug was identified. In about 6 percent of the cases, no specific drug is identified in the death certificate data. As such, reported

drugs are likely under-estimates of their true contribution to the burden of fatal drug overdoses in Ohio.

Source: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Analysis Conducted by ODH Injury Prevention Program.
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Opioids and Multiple Drug Use Help Drive Overdose Rate

Opioids (heroin, fentanyl and prescription) remained the driving factor behind unintentional drug overdoses in
Ohio. In 2015, 2,590 (84.9 percent) of drug overdoses involved any opioid, compared to 2,020 (79.8 percent) in
2014 (figure 5 and table 1).

Figure 5. Number of Unintentional Overdose Involving Selected Drugs,

by Year, Ohio, 2000-2015
1,600
Heroin
1,400
Fentanyl (illicit and prescription)
1,200
Number of Deaths

Prescription opioids*
1,000
Cocaine
800
Benzodiazepines
600
400
200

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

* Prescription opioids not including fentanyl; fentanyl was not captured in the data prior to 2007 as denoted by the dashed line.
Source: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Analysis Conducted by ODH Injury Prevention Program.
Multiple drugs are usually involved in overdose deaths. Individual deaths may be reported in more than one category.

Unintentional drug overdose death from multiple drug use (where the number of drugs involved was specified)
accounted for 1,747 (57.3 percent) in 2015, compared to 1,321 (52.2 percent) in 2014.

Ohios annual age-adjusted death rate from unintentional drug overdoses in 2015 was 27.7 per 100,000 persons,
compared to 22.8 in 2014 (figure 6).

2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Data: General Findings

Figure 6. Number of Deaths and Annual Age-Adjusted Death Rate* per 100,000 Population
from Unintentional Drug Overdose by Year, Ohio Residents, 2000-2015
Number of Deaths

Death Rate per 100,000

25

Number of Deaths

3,000

20

2,000

15
10

1,000
0

30

5
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Rate per 100,000 Persons

4,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Source: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Analysis Conducted by ODH Injury Prevention Program.
*Beginning with the 2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Report, the death rate is presented as age-adjusted which allows a comparison of death rates between populations (e.g. counties and states).
The rates are adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population to allow a comparison of the overall risk of dying between different populations.

National Data
According to the most recent national data available:

In the U.S., 47,055 people died from a drug overdose in 2014. Since 2000, the age-adjusted drug overdose death
rate has more than doubled, from 6.2 per 100,000 in 2000 to 14.7 per 100,000 in 2014.7

The 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that 4.5 million Americans used opiates and related
substances non-medically in 2013.8

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Rudd R, Aleshire N, Zibbelll J, Gladden R. Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths-United states 2000-2014. 2016; 64(50):1378-82.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control. 2015. National Forensic Laboratory Information System Report: Opiates and Related Drugs Reported in NFLIS, 2009-2014.
Springfield, VA: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Opioid Prescribing Trends in Ohio

Ohio officials have worked with the medical community to find the right balance between making sure that opioid
pain interventions are available to patients who need them, and limiting the number of leftover opioid prescription
medications available for diversion and abuse.
Established in 2011, the Governors Cabinet Opiate Action Team issued opioid prescribing guidelines for emergency
departments and acute care facilities in 2012, prescribing guidelines for the management of chronic pain in 2013, and
prescribing guidelines for the outpatient management of acute pain such as following
surgery in 2016.

The prescribing guidelines are designed to prevent doctor shopping for

prescription opioids, to urge prescribers to first consider non-opioid therapies and
pain medications to avoid the potential misuse and abuse of opioids, to reduce
overprescribing leading to leftover opioids diverted for abuse, and to encourage
prescribers to check the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS) before
prescribing opioids to see what other controlled medications a patient might already
be taking.

In 2015, Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich announced an

investment of up to $1.5 million a year to integrate
OARRS directly into electronic medical records and
pharmacy dispensing systems across the state, allowing instant access for prescribers and pharmacists. Also in
2015, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy linked OARRS data to ODH overdose death data, enabling the identification of
patterns linking a number of overdose deaths to specific prescribers. The Pharmacy Board partners with prescriber
regulatory boards to conduct joint investigations of such prescribers for violations of criminal laws.

OARRS data shows that during the past five years:

There were 81 million fewer opioid solid doses dispensed to Ohio patients in 2015 compared to 2011 (figure 7).

Figure 7. Number of Opioid Doses* Dispensed to Ohio Patients 2011-2015

Number of Solid Doses in Millions

800 782

793
778

780
760

751

740
720
700

701

680
660
640
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

There were
81 million
fewer doses
of opioids
dispensed to
Ohio patients
in 2015
compared to
2011.

Source: State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System.

*Does not include liquids
2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Data: General Findings

There were 9.5 million more prescriber queries to OARRS in 2015 compared to 2011 (figure 8).

Figure 8. Prescriber OARRS Queries, Ohio, 2011-2015

12
10.6

Number ofQuestions in Millions

10
8

7.5

6
5.0
3.8

1.1

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Source: State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System.

The number of individuals doctor shopping for opioids and other controlled substances decreased from 2,205 in
2011 to 720 in 2015 (figure 9).

Figure 9. Number of Doctor Shoppers,"* Ohio 2011-2015

2,500
2,205
2,000
Number of Doctor Shoppers

1,639
1,500
1,172
963

1,000

720
500

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

*A doctor shopper is defined as an individual receiving a prescription from 5 or more prescribers in 1 calendar month.
Source: State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System.
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Table 1. Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths of Ohio Residents Involving Specific Drug(s),
as Mentioned on Death Certificate, by Year, 2003-20151-3
Drug Category

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

% of 2015
deaths

All opioids*

296

429

489

551

631

733

783

980

1,163

1,272

1,539

2,020

2,590

84.9%

Heroin

87

124

131

117

146

233

283

338

431

680

983

1,196

1,424

46.7%

75

84

503

1,155

37.9%

Fentanyl
Prescription opioids**

221

319

388

462

504

538

543

692

795

628

644

672

667

21.9 %

Benzodiazepines

38

69

90

121

133

154

211

300

376

311

328

420

504

16.5%

Cocaine

140

221

223

317

287

252

220

213

309

326

405

517

685

22.5%

Alcohol

40

38

58

89

135

181

173

195

226

282

304

383

380

12.5%

Methadone

55

116

144

161

176

168

169

155

156

123

112

103

108

3.5%

Hallucinogens

10

13

14

26

31

31

43

49

61

2.0%

Barbiturates

13

11

10

19

0.6%

154

256

289

378

453

475

396

343

376

389

319

274

194

6%

8884

9805

1,0166 1,0147

1,3218

1,7479

Other/unspecified
drugs only***
Multiple Drug
Involvement
Total unintentional
poisoning deaths

658

904

1,020

1,261

1,351

1,473

1,423

1,544

1,772

1,914

2,110

2,531

3,050

Age-adjusted annual
death rate per 100,000

5.8

7.9

8.9

11.0

11.7

12.8

12.5

13.7

15.6

17.1

18.8

22.8

27.7

Source: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Analysis by ODH Injury Prevention Program.
1. Total includes out of state deaths of Ohio residents for all years.
2. Individual drugs do not add up to totals as more than one drug may be listed on the death certificate for one death.
3. Data completeness varies from year to year for residents who died out of state; approximately 2 percent of the fatal overdoses on average each year.
4. 343 deaths in 2010 involved an unknown number of drugs.
5. 376 deaths in 2011 involved an unknown number of drugs; multiple drug involvement count is based on 1,396 deaths with known number of drugs included on death certificate.
6. 389 deaths in 2012 involved an unknown number of drugs; multiple drug involvement count is based on 1,525 deaths with known number of drugs included on death certificate.
7. 319 deaths in 2013 involved an unknown number of drugs; multiple drug involvement count is based on 1,791 deaths with known number of drugs included on death certificate.
8. 274 deaths in 2014 involved an unknown number of drugs; multiple drug involvement count is based on 2,257 deaths with known number of drugs included on death certificate.
9. 194 deaths in 2015 involved an unknown number of drugs; multiple drug involvement count is based on 2,856 deaths with known number of drugs included on death certificate.
*Includes prescription opioids, fentanyl and heroin;
** Prescription Opioids not including Fentanyl; Fentanyl was not captured in the data prior to 2007;
***Includes only those instances where no other drug than T50.9 (other/unspecified) is included as contributing to death.

2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Data: General Findings

Ohio Drug Overdose Data by County

Figure 10. Average Age-Adjusted Unintentional Drug Overdose Death Rate
Per 100,000 Population, by County, Ohio Residents, 2010-20151,2

Williams
6

Fulton
14.5
Henry
8.2

Defiance
14.4

Lake
21

Lucas
19.8

Ottawa
8.8
Sandusky
14.7

Wood
9.4

Paulding
Van Wert
12.4

Putnam
5.3

Shelby
15.7
Darke
18.7

Preble
21.9

Hardin
18.7

Auglaize
8.9

Mercer
8.4

Miami
16
Montgomery
35.3

Butler
33.2
Hamilton
25.7

Warren
15.4

Logan
12.8

Marion
27.3
Union
8.8

Champaign
19.1
Clark
29.5

Madison
15

Greene
19.6
Clinton
30.2

Fayette
28.1

Brown
40.2

Franklin
17
Pickaway
19.4
Ross
28.3

Highland
19.3

Clermont
35.2

Morrow
16.6

Delaware
7.3

Adams
32.7

Pike
26.2
Scioto
31

Medina
10.3

Ashland
5.4
Richland
18.4

Crawford
16.7

Wyandot

Wayne
10.4

Summit
18.1

Portage
13.8

Stark
13

Muskingum
8.5
Perry
13.4

Hocking
17.2
Vinton
18.3
Jackson
27.3

Mahoning
22.2
Columbiana
19.9

Tuscarawas
Coshocton
9.6
9.2

Licking
13.5

Trumbull
27.7

Carroll
11.7

Holmes

Knox
15.1

Fairfield
11.1

Geauga
14

Cuyahoga
18

Lorain
18.7

Huron
18.7

Seneca
13.3

Hancock
11.6

Allen
12.7

Erie
23.3

Ashtabula
22.5

Harrison
18.1

Guernsey
19.9
Noble

Jefferson
28.8

Belmont
15.7
Monroe

Morgan
12
Washington
13.4
Athens
18.4

Meigs
15.4

Gallia
20.6
Lawrence
22

Death Rates per 100,000 Population

Rates not calculated for death count<10
5.3 - 10.8
10.9 - 14.4
14.5 - 16.7
16.8 - 20.6
20.7 - 40.2

Sources: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; Analysis by ODH Injury Prevention Program; U.S. Census Bureau (population estimates).

Includes Ohio residents who died due to unintentional drug poisoning (primary underlying cause of death ICD-10 codes X40-X44).

*Rate suppressed if < 10 total deaths for 2010-2015.

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Table 2. Number of Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths of Ohio Residents

and Average Crude and Age-Adjusted Annual Death Rates
Per 100,000 Population, by County, 2010-20151,2,3
County

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

20102015
Total

Crude
Rate

Age
Adjusted
Rate

Ratio
County to
State

BROWN

10

12

13

17

11

14

17

17

23

99

37.2

40.2

2.1

MONTGOMERY

55

127

116

125

130

145

121

113

119

150

199

251

239

1,071

33.4

35.3

1.8

CLERMONT

14

25

22

31

36

38

32

49

49

56

65

80

105

404

33.7

35.2

1.8

BUTLER

23

21

31

47

45

55

68

59

80

92

120

151

195

697

31.2

33.2

1.7

ADAMS

10

10

10

12

50

29.5

32.7

1.7

SCIOTO

10

14

17

15

19

20

24

22

25

17

18

23

30

135

28.8

31.0

1.6

CLINTON

12

10

11

13

16

13

20

71

28.3

30.2

1.6

CLARK

11

25

15

18

20

19

19

19

34

36

28

38

71

226

27.5

29.5

1.5

JEFFERSON

10

12

12

15

23

13

25

14

17

21

16

106

25.9

28.8

1.5

ROSS

14

11

19

20

24

17

18

12

15

29

38

129

27.7

28.3

1.5

FAYETTE

12

16

45

26.0

28.1

1.5

TRUMBULL

23

38

29

30

58

41

43

43

57

34

37

54

89

314

25.3

27.7

1.4

MARION

13

19

18

27

22

107

27.0

27.3

1.4

JACKSON

14

12

53

26.9

27.3

1.4

PIKE

13

11

42

24.6

26.2

1.4

HAMILTON

62

72

86

98

96

113

101

110

150

159

212

248

335

1,214

25.2

25.7

1.3

ERIE

18

12

12

16

17

23

98

21.4

23.3

1.2

ASHTABULA

10

11

18

18

26

15

27

21

125

20.8

22.5

1.2

MAHONING

17

16

29

25

25

42

38

48

47

48

41

48

60

292

20.7

22.2

1.2

LAWRENCE

13

11

17

10

23

76

20.5

22.0

1.1

PREBLE

11

11

15

52

20.7

21.9

1.1

LAKE

13

18

29

26

15

20

39

42

48

43

53

50

275

20.0

21.0

1.1

GALLIA

34

18.5

20.6

1.1

COLUMBIANA

18

17

27

19

30

119

18.7

19.9

1.0

GUERNSEY

12

43

18.1

19.9

1.0

LUCAS

21

21

49

44

75

73

49

54

57

88

72

115

118

504

19.2

19.8

1.0

GREENE

15

16

19

21

16

31

21

27

23

23

21

40

43

177

18.0

19.6

1.0

PICKAWAY

14

12

10

10

63

18.6

19.4

1.0
1.0

HIGHLAND

12

45

17.4

19.3

OHIO TOTAL

658

904

1,020

1,261

1,351

1,473

1,423

1,544

1,772

1,914

2,110

2,531

3,050

12,921

18.6

19.2

CHAMPAIGN

11

40

16.9

19.1

1.0

LORAIN

13

12

13

18

16

18

25

21

25

70

69

71

63

319

17.6

18.7

1.0

HURON

14

17

10

61

17.2

18.7

1.0

DARKE

11

13

52

16.5

18.7

1.0

HARDIN

10

10

32

16.8

18.7

1.0

RICHLAND

13

16

10

12

18

14

15

11

22

31

36

129

17.5

18.4

1.0

ATHENS

13

10

12

10

52

13.3

18.4

1.0

2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Data: General Findings

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Table 2. Number of Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths of Ohio Residents

and Average Crude and Age-Adjusted Annual Death Rates
Per 100,000 Population, by County, 2010-20151,2,3
County

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

20102015
Total

Crude
Rate

Age
Adjusted
Rate

Ratio
County to
State

VINTON

13

16.3

18.3

1.0

SUMMIT

49

60

50

53

66

46

54

66

56

91

76

118

173

580

17.9

18.1

0.9

HARRISON

14

14.9

18.1

0.9

CUYAHOGA

87

114

115

168

134

144

144

159

212

230

255

255

275

1,386

18.3

18.0

0.9

HOCKING

30

17.2

17.2

0.9

FRANKLIN

63

72

102

154

187

179

139

192

209

191

196

196

279

1,263

17.4

17.0

0.9

CRAWFORD

10

12

10

10

38

14.8

16.7

0.9

MORROW

33

15.7

16.6

0.9

MIAMI

11

10

20

15

14

12

16

12

19

17

90

14.5

16.0

0.8

BELMONT

10

14

18

60

14.3

15.7

0.8

SHELBY

12

42

14.3

15.7

0.8

WARREN

14

11

21

17

17

33

34

25

26

32

27

40

42

192

14.6

15.4

0.8

MEIGS

21

14.9

15.4

0.8

KNOX

10

12

50

13.6

15.1

0.8

MADISON

10

41

15.7

15.0

0.8

SANDUSKY

11

13

12

49

13.5

14.7

0.8

FULTON

34

13.3

14.5

0.8

DEFIANCE

30

12.9

14.4

0.8

GEAUGA

11

11

11

15

63

11.2

14.0

0.7

PORTAGE

12

16

14

16

22

30

36

124

12.8

13.8

0.7

LICKING

12

13

10

13

15

27

20

24

22

13

23

23

29

134

13.3

13.5

0.7

WASHINGTON

12

44

11.9

13.4

0.7

PERRY

26

12.0

13.4

0.7

SENECA

11

41

12.2

13.3

0.7

STARK

10

15

16

25

25

30

21

39

40

35

42

59

59

274

12.2

13.0

0.7

LOGAN

32

11.7

12.8

0.7

ALLEN

14

15

12

18

73

11.5

12.7

0.7

VAN WERT

19

11.1

12.4

0.6

MORGAN

10

11.2

12.0

0.6

CARROLL

17

10.0

11.7

0.6

HANCOCK

10

11

13

50

11.1

11.6

0.6

FAIRFIELD

12

13

17

15

12

19

17

15

16

94

10.5

11.1

0.6

WAYNE

11

13

13

24

67

9.7

10.4

0.5

MEDINA

13

13

17

14

17

27

95

9.1

10.3

0.5

TUSCARAWAS

13

11

53

9.5

9.6

0.5

WOOD

10

14

10

16

22

68

8.8

9.4

0.5

COSHOCTON

18

8.2

9.2

0.5

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Table 2. Number of Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths of Ohio Residents

and Average Crude and Age-Adjusted Annual Death Rates
Per 100,000 Population, by County, 2010-20151,2,3
County

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

20102015
Total

Crude
Rate

Age
Adjusted
Rate

Ratio
County to
State

25

9.1

8.9

0.5

10

30

9.4

8.8

0.5

21

8.5

8.8

0.5

10

13

42

8.1

8.5

0.4

20

8.2

8.4

0.4

12

7.1

8.2

0.4

13

11

12

12

10

16

15

12

12

77

7.0

7.3

0.4

13

5.8

6.0

0.3

16

5.0

5.4

0.3

11

5.4

5.3

0.3

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

AUGLAIZE

UNION

OTTAWA

MUSKINGUM

MERCER

HENRY

DELAWARE

WILLIAMS

ASHLAND

PUTNAM

WYANDOT*

NOBLE*

PAULDING*

MONROE*

HOLMES*

Table includes Ohio residents who died due to unintentional drug poisoning (primary underlying cause of death X40-X44).

Sources: Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics; analysis by Injury Prevention Program; U.S. Census Bureau (population estimates).

County is based on county of residence; beginning in 2015 the residence county value was derived from the geocoded county value based on the decedents residence street address when the
geocode was considered of high quality.

*Rate suppressed if < 10 total deaths for 2010-2015.

Additional data, resources and background information are available at:

http://www.healthy.ohio.gov/vipp/data/rxdata.aspx

2015 Ohio Drug Overdose Data: General Findings

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