Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Solano County
In Solano County, efforts are underway to combat the opioid epidemic through collaboration with various partners and initiatives. This presentation outlines the current state of opioid overdoses, compares Solano County to statewide trends, and highlights non-county efforts to reduce opioid harm. The struggle against opioid misuse and overdose is urgent, with statistics showing alarming trends and the need for multifaceted approaches to tackle this public health crisis.
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FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN SOLANO COUNTY Solano County City-County Coordinating Council Ram n Castellblanch November 9, 2017
MY BACKGROUND Professor, Health Education, SF State Chair, CA Board of Pharmacy Rx Abuse Committee Discussing Solano County opioid safety coalition with Partnership Health Plan for past year Still looking for support for Solano County opioid safety coalition
PRESENTATION OUTLINE Latest national statistics on the opioid overdoses How Solano compares to the state in opioid prescribing and overdoses Selected non-County work in Solano County against the epidemic County opioid safety coalitions in other counties
U.S. OPIOID EPIDEMIC: STILL GETTING WORSE
2016 Was Worst Year Yet https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/health_policy/monthly-drug-overdose-death-estimates.pdf According to CDC, US opioid deaths up 52% from 2015 to 2016
FENTANYL NOW DRIVING OVERDOSE DEATHS
MORTALITY CHANGES OUTPACE USE CHANGES 7 Source: Jones, Logan, Gladden Bohm MMWR 2015
HOW SOLANO COMPARES TO CA HTTPS://PDOP.SHINYAPPS.IO/ODDASH_V1/ Higher rate of opioid overdose ED visits (2015) Solano: 9.71/ 100k CA: 9.58/ 100k Higher rate of opioid overdose hospitalizations (2015) Solano: 11.84/ 100k CA: 9.58/ 100k Higher rate of opioid prescriptions (2016) Solano: 779.1/ 1k CA: 562.34/ 1k
NON-COUNTY WORK TO REDUCE OPIOID HARM Law Enforcement & Naloxone Benicia PD will start carrying Naloxone January 2018; connected to County opioid supply Fairfield PD and County Sheriff interested Drug Courts & Buprenorphine Solano Drug Court working with Bright Heart Health to use tele-medicine to offer Medication Assisted Treatment (Buprenorphine) Medical Society Recently discussed joining county opioid safety coalition Drug Take Back Benicia PD set up receptacle this month
OPIOID SAFETY COALITIONS IN OTHER COUNTIES Operating in 36 of 58 CA counties Led by counties, medical societies, law enforcement, or health educators As opposed to non-coalition counties, those counties have Lower opioid prescribing rates Greater access to medically-assisted treatment, including Buprenorphine Greater access to Naloxone
OTHER WORK OF OPIOID SAFETY COALITIONS Expanding support services for addiction treatment Vallejo Drug Court has no in-county residential treatment Educating healthcare & social service professionals in integrating care Public education Websites Pharmacist education on safely dispensing opioids & Naloxone Expanding Rx take back options Eight counties now support use of pharmacies
