Heroin and Opiate Drug Overdose Analysis
(Budget 2016)
Milwaukee County 2012-2015
Office of Common Council President
Photo Credit: WI DOJ
What is the problem nationally?-HEROIN-
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
• Heroin use increased across most demographics
• Between 2002-2013, rate of heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled
Who is most at risk?People addicted to prescription opioid painkillers,
cocaine, marijuana and alcoholNon-Hispanic whitesMalesPeople living in a large metropolitan area18 to 25 year olds
PHOTO CREDIT WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
What is the problem nationally?-OPIOIDS-
ACCORDING TO THE CDC: Every day in the U.S., 44 people die from prescription opioid
overdose. Drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2013. There were 43,982 drug overdose deaths in the United States
in 2013. Of these, 22,767 (51.8%) were related to prescription
drugs. Among people 25 to 64 years old, drug overdose caused more
deaths than motor vehicle traffic crashes. Among those who died from prescription opioid overdose
between 1999-2013: Most were ages 25 to 54 Rate for adults aged 55–64 increased more than seven-fold Majority non-Hispanic whites Men were more likely to die from prescription opioid
overdose, but the mortality gap between men and women is closing.
ACCORDING TO THE CDC:
WI – Public Health Crisis
Opioid-Related Deaths in Wisconsin by County 2004-2012
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health
Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2004
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
8
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2005
9
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2006
10
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2007
11
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2008
12
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2009
13
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2010
14
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2011
15
Source: Wisconsin resident death certificates; Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics.
Opioid-related deaths
0
1 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 19
20 - 29
30 - 149
Opioid-related deaths, by county, Wisconsin residents2012
16
What’s happening in Milwaukee County?
Heroin & Opioid Deaths in
Milwaukee County
What’s happening in Milwaukee County?
Heroin-Related Deaths in
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County
How Do Heroin-Related Deaths compare to
other Deaths in Milwaukee County?
Milwaukee County Drug-Related Overdose Deaths 2012-2015
2012 2013 2014 20150
50
100
150
200
250
300
167
220
251
186
Total Drug-Related Deaths in Milwaukee County 2012-2015
Total Drug-Related Deaths
2015 frequency thru August 2015
Drug-Related Overdose Deaths by Age Group, Gender, and Race in
2015
Female Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male<15 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1
34
13
27
8
20
10
18
6
10
34
21 1
23
4
7
10
5
8
3
1
43
11 11 1
Black Hispanic Multi-Racial Native American White
Heroin-Related Deaths as a Proportion of Total Drug-Related
Deaths 2012-2015
2012 2013 2014 20150
50
100
150
200
250
167
220
251
186
5369
116
81
Total Drug-Related DeathsHeroin-Related Deaths
YEAR
Milwaukee County
What are the most commonly
occurring drugs found in overdose
victims?
Drug Frequency for Most Commonly Occurring Drugs in Toxicology Reports 2012-2015
hero
in
coca
ine
alpra
zolam
clona
zepa
m
diaze
pam
diphe
nhyd
ramine
fenta
nyl
hydr
ocod
one
metha
done
morph
ine
oxyc
odon
e0
20
40
60
80
100
120
53
34 31
12
36
10 5 10
26 24
6069
47 46
8
37
8 1120
2637
64
116
5849
4
49
18 169
2331
8281
48
31
4
187
186
2834
43
2012 2013 2014 2015
Who? Deaths by Gender
Male Female0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
99
68
132
88
154
97
121
65
Total Drug-Related Deaths by Gender and Year
2012 2013
2014 2015
2012 2013 2014 2015
59% 60% 61% 65%
41% 40% 39% 35%
Overdose Deaths by Gender 2012-2015Male Female
Who? Death Distribution by Age 2012
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 800
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Deaths by Age 2012
Number of DeathsPolynomial (Number of Deaths)
Age
Num
ber
of D
eath
s
Who? Death Distribution by Age 2013
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 800
2
4
6
8
10
12
Deaths by Age in 2013
Number of DeathsPolynomial (Number of Deaths)
Age
Num
ber o
f Dea
ths
Who? Death Distribution by Age 2014
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 800
2
4
6
8
10
12
Deaths by Age in 2014
Number of DeathsPolynomial (Number of Deaths)
Age
Num
ber
of D
eath
s
Who? Death Distribution by Age 2015
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 800
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Deaths by Age in 2015
Number of DeathsPolynomial (Number of Deaths)
Age
Num
ber
of D
eath
s
Heroin and Opiate Advocate
o Position Location – Police Department’s Community Outreach Office?
o Est. $50,000/year, ½ being fundraised privately
o Objective -