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Opioid Data For New Hanover County

New Hanover County has seen increasing rates of opioid overdoses and deaths in recent years. In 2021 there were 96 opioid deaths and 593 overdoses reported by EMS. From January to November 2022 there have already been 526 overdoses reported by EMS, averaging about 48 per month. The Coastal Horizons Quick Response Team has engaged with hundreds of individuals each year, connecting most to further care and following up frequently to help address the ongoing opioid crisis in the county.

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Opioid Data For New Hanover County

New Hanover County has seen increasing rates of opioid overdoses and deaths in recent years. In 2021 there were 96 opioid deaths and 593 overdoses reported by EMS. From January to November 2022 there have already been 526 overdoses reported by EMS, averaging about 48 per month. The Coastal Horizons Quick Response Team has engaged with hundreds of individuals each year, connecting most to further care and following up frequently to help address the ongoing opioid crisis in the county.

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New Hanover County

Opioid Data

Jennifer Rigby, Chief Strategy Officer


Local Data
New Hanover County New Hanover County
Year Deaths Overdoses 500 593
526
(EMS)
400

2021 96 593 300

*2022 *526 200


96
100

0
 Overdoses (EMS) – local overdose data recorded by EMS teams. 2021 *2022
NHC data. *2022 overdose data is Jan - Nov
 Deaths (OCME) – death data from the State Office of the Deaths Overdoses (EMS)
Medical Examiner. Data lags 6 months
Quick Statistics
 Overdoses (2022 – January - November)
 526 total
 27% Female & 73% Male
 56% were in the 26-44 demographic
 Averaged about 48 overdoses/month for 11 months in 2022

 Deaths (2022)  6-month data lag


 27% Female & 73% Male
 52% were in the 26-44 demographic
 44 recorded so far; averaging around 8 per month based on current data
 96 deaths in 2021 averaging 8 per month
 Averaging around 8 deaths per month so far in 2022
Comparison
(rate - per 100,000 population)

Year: 2021 Rank State/County Pop Death-rate Overdose ED visits-rate


- NC 10,439,388 32.6 149.9
1 Bladen 29,606 76.4 140.6
2 Robeson 116,530 72.08 497.6
3 Columbus 50,623 63.1 198.2
4 Pender 60,203 42.8 145.9
5 New Hanover 225,702 38.4 133.9
6 Duplin 48,715 32.3 107.3
7 Brunswick 136,693 30.8 80.5
Wake 1,129,410 20.1 98.1
Mecklenburg 1,115,482 20.3 135.8
Buncombe 268,452 45.6 143.6

Death and overdose information from NCDHHS Rate per 100,000 population
Coastal Horizons QRT Outcomes

Connected to % Connected Follow-up


Fiscal Year Engaged with Overdoses Deaths
Care to Care Contacts

21-22 205 174 84.8% 735 1 3

20-21 202 182 90.5% 1,723 1 3

19-20 183 165 90% 3,802 4 4

18-19 159 128 80% 1,233 3 4


QRT Referrals Since FY 18
Location Total
Other referral locations included:
CHC New Hanover 563 Dix Crisis Intervention – Jacksonville, Helping
Hand, Reflections of Hope, Metro, Dove’s Nest,
Walter B. Jones 176 MedNorth, among others.

The Harbor Detox 23

Novant 19

Wilmington Treatment Center 19

PORT Health Services 13

RHA 11

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