NUMBER OF UNINTENTIONAL OVERDOSE DEATHS BY TYPE OF SUBSTANCE TULSA COUNTY, 2013-2017

All unintentional overdoses 661

Prescription drugs 383

Prescription opioids 328

Illicit drugs 281

Alcohol 115

State Facts:• From 2013-2017,

more than 1,900Oklahomans diedof an unintentionalprescription opioidoverdose.

• In 2017, enoughopioids weredispensed for everyadult in Oklahoma tohave the equivalentof 156 hydrocodone10mg tablets.

TULSA COUNTYPrescription Opioid Overdose Facts

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More than four out of five unintentional prescription drug overdose deaths in Oklahoma

involve at least one prescription opioid.

Overdose deaths involving prescription opioids account for more than all illicit drugs

combined.

Opioid Overdose Fast Facts Tulsa County Data (2013-2017)

• There were 328 unintentional prescription opioid overdose deaths in Tulsa County.

• Tulsa County had the 30th highest death rate in the state.• Males were 19% more likely to die than females.• Adults aged 45-64 had the highest rate of death.• 38% of people who died had a history of mental health

problems.• Nearly two-thirds (65%) of people who died had a history of

substance abuse.• Learn the warning signs of an overdose – more than three

out of four deaths (77%) occurred at a home or apartment.

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PRESCRIPTION OPIOID OVERDOSE

OKLAHOMANSDIE EVERY

MONTH

Most common substances* in Tulsa County overdose deaths:MethamphetamineAlcoholOxycodoneHydrocodoneAlprazolamHeroinMethadoneFentanylMorphineCocaine

*Opioids in bold

TULSA COUNTY

• The opioid prescription rate for Tulsa County adults was 4% higher than the state rate.

• Adults aged 55-64 had the highest opioid prescription rate.

• The most commonly prescribed opioids were:• Hydrocodone• Oxycodone• Tramadol• Morphine• Codeine

• 14% of Tulsa County adults with an opioid prescription had an overlapping prescription for a benzodiazepine. This combination increases the risk of fatal overdose.

Unintentional Prescription Opioid Overdose Death Rates by County of Residence1, Oklahoma, 2013-2017

Tulsa County Prescribing Data*

*2017 Oklahoma Prescription Monitoring Program data

Enough opioids were dispensed toTulsa County residents for

every adult to have the equivalentof 145 hydrocodone 10mg tablets.*

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1County of residence was unknown for 8 decedents.

Source: OSDH, Injury Prevention Service, Fatal Unintentional Poisoning Surveillance System (abstracted from Medical Examiner reports)

Some rates are based on small numbers and may be unstable.

State rate: 9.8

Rates per 100,000population

Top 5 counties14.0 – 23.410.3 – 13.98.7 – 10.24.0 – 8.6<5 deaths

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