Opioid Data
Washtenaw County has seen an increase in opioid overdose deaths. Opioids include prescription painkillers like Oxycontin, fentanyl, methadone and Vicodin and street drugs like heroin.
Opioid Overdoses Among Washtenaw Residents
Opioid Related Deaths and Emergency Department Admissions Associated with Unintentional Opiate Overdoses Among Washtenaw County Residents, 2015-May 2019*
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Opioid Related Overdose Deaths, 2011- 2018, Washtenaw County Residents*
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Jan - May 2019 Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Among Washtenaw County Residents*
| Month | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
Washtenaw County Opioid Reports
Washtenaw County Health Department's Opioid Reports provide timely information on opioid-related overdoses, deaths and trends occurring among Washtenaw County residents.
- August 2019 (PDF) - Repeat Overdoses
- April 2019 (PDF) - Opioid Related Poisonings by Zip Code
- Special Edition: The Healing Forest (PDF) - 48 Conversations About the Opioid Epidemic and Community Recovery in Washtenaw County.
- October 2018 Media Release (PDF) - Opioid Deaths Involving Cocaine Increasing in Washtenaw County
- See all Opioid Reports
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To subscribe to receive regular updates, please email Adreanne Waller, MPH, Epidemiologist.
Resources
Treatment
- Washtenaw County Community Mental Health provides information and crisis services 24/7 including holidays. Call 734-544-3050 or 800-440-7548 at any time.
- Substance use prevention and treatment services are coordinated by the Community Mental Health Partnership of Southeast Michigan. Call 734-344-6079 or 888-566-0489.
- For other treatment options, please visit the SAMHSA website. Or, call 800-662-HELP (4357) or 800-487-4889 (TDD). Assistance available in English and Spanish 24/7. You can find treatment providers by address, city or zip code.
Data & Information
- If you have questions about the Washtenaw County opioid data, contact Adreanne Waller, MPH, Epidemiologist.
- The Opioid Epidemic As A Lamp Post Presentation, Oct. 2019: Presentation by Adreanne Waller at 2019 Washtenaw Opioid Summit on Washtenaw County data, trauma, and beyond physical pain management
- Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force: Report of Findings and Recommendations for Action - from the State of Michigan Office of the Governor, Office of the Attorney General and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug Poisoning Mortality: United States, 2002 to 2014: Storyboard from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics presents drug poisoning deaths at the national, state, and county levels.
- Annual summaries by gender, age and type can be found in Opioid Overdose Deaths among Washtenaw County Residents, 2011 to 2015 (PDF).
Washtenaw Health Initiative Opioid Project
The Washtenaw Health Initiative Opioid Project brings together community members, law enforcement, public health, hospitals, community mental health, treatment facilities, and other providers to end the opioid epidemic.
Families Against Narcotics: Washtenaw
Information, resources and support. Meetings are the second Monday each month at 7:00 pm at 2/42 Community Church, 648 Wagner Rd. For more information, see www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org/washtenaw, contact 734-210-9739, or email washtenaw@familiesagainstnarcotics.org.
Naloxone
Learn about local Naloxone resources.
*Source: Emergency department data provided by Michigan Medicine and Saint Joseph Mercy Hospitals. Data are considered provisional until end of year reports complete. These numbers do not include persons who survived their overdose and refused or did not seek or receive medical care. These numbers also do not include emergency department admissions associated with opioids that are not coded as opioid related. Mortality data provided by the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner and the Washtenaw County Health Department.
In October of 2015, both Michigan Medicine and Saint Joseph Mercy hospitals implemented the newly required ICD-10. These admissions include unintentional and undetermined intent only.
2019 numbers are preliminary.