Arkansas families lost a loved one to fentanyl since 2014, which is likely low due to underreporting and pending cases.
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Arkansas is 2nd in the nation in opioid prescribing rates.
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The Disorder is Treatable
Most people in the United States have been touched by the opioid epidemic, which has taken hundreds of thousands of lives since the 1990s. In 2021 alone, there were 106,699 reported overdose deaths in the U.S., and 75% of those deaths were caused by opioids (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2022). These numbers are more than just statistics; each individual who died by overdose leaves behind families, friends, and communities in devastation.
The good news is that opioid use disorder is treatable, and there are steps you can take to protect your community. Substance use disorders are a medical issue, just like cancer or diabetes. Individuals with opioid use disorder need medical attention, compassion, and community support to recover.
What Are Opioids?
Illicit Drugs
- Heroin
- Fentanyl
Prescription Drugs
- Morphine
- Codeine
- Methadone
- Oxycodone
- Hydrocodone
- Fentanyl
- Hydromorphone
- Buprenorphine
All Drug Fatal Overdose Rates 2022
All Drug Nonfatal Overdose Rates per 100,000 People per County for Arkansas Residents
January -July 2023 | Source: Arkansas Department of Health
*Data are provisional as of 8/21/2023. Data based on hospital reporting of emergency department visits Individuals can account for multiple overdose events in the same time period. **Counties with counts of nonfatal overdoses less than ten but greater than zero have had their age-adjusted rate per 100,000 suppressed.
All Drug Non-Fatal Overdose Rates 2022
All Drug Nonfatal Overdose Rates per 100,000 People per County for Arkansas Residents- Arkansas 2022*
*Data are provisional as of 3/7/2023. Individuals can account for multiple overdose events in the same time period.
Source: Arkansas Department of Health
*Data are provisional as of 8/21/2023. Data based on hospital reporting of emergency department visits Individuals can account for multiple overdose events in the same time period. **Counties with counts of nonfatal overdoses less than ten but greater than zero have had their age-adjusted rate per 100,000 suppressed.
Individuals “Prescription Shopping”
Individuals with Prescriptions Dispensed from Five or More Prescribers and Five or More Pharmacies per Quarter
Arkansas 2017 – 2020 | Source: AR PDMP
*Data are provisional as of 8/21/2023. Data based on hospital reporting of emergency department visits Individuals can account for multiple overdose events in the same time period. **Counties with counts of nonfatal overdoses less than ten but greater than zero have had their age-adjusted rate per 100,000 suppressed.
Opioid Dispensing Rates
Opioid* Dispensing** Rates per 100 People per County Based on the Address of the Patient, Arkansas 2020
*Excludes buprenorphine | **Limited to prescription by AR providers | Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Rate Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Rate of neonatal abstinence syndrome per 1,000 hospital births, Arkansas residents, 2000-2019*
*Does not include births to Arkansas mothers occuning in out-of-state hospitals | Source: Arkansas Department of Health
2022 Naloxone Administration Rates Per County
Naloxone Administration Rates per 100,000 People per County of Incidence by Emergency Medical Services, Arkansas 2022*
*Data are provisional as of 2/8/2023 | Source: Arkansas Department of Health