Northwest Area Demographics Drug Overdose Deaths *Data retrieved from the office of the Salt Lake County Medical Examiner

From the ME Data  Involving Illicit drugs  Age  Gender  Race/Ethnicity Black, White, Caucasian, Pacific islander, Unsure  Location of Death vs. Residence

What we don’t get  The “Cause” is not always clear  Morphine/heroin conundrum  Current prescription  “Hispanic/Latino”

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Undetermined/Accidental Deaths  had 70 total deaths 37 (53%) were drug related 22 involved prescription drugs  had 51 total deaths 27 (53%) were drug related 13 involved prescription drugs 2 were unclassified  had 37 total deaths 16 (43%) were drug related 5 involved prescription drugs

Drug Overdose Deaths

Gender Breakdown  51 Male – 64%  29 Female – 36%  Rx ratio ≈ 50% male Male: 16 Female: 15  Rx+Illicit ratio ≈ 66% Male: 6 Female: 3  Illicit ratio ≈ 75% Male: 28 Female: 10

Age Data  Range: yrs  Male average: 40.7  Female average : 41.1  Rx average Male: 39.6 Female: 44.9  Rx+Illicit average Male: 40.3 Female: 40  Illicit average Male: 38.2 Female: 44.9

Race/Ethnicity  White/Caucasian: 7290%  Black: 4 5%  Pacific Islander: 2 2.5%  Native American: 1 1.3%  Unsure: 1 1.3% 80100%

Other Info  Non-resident deaths – – – 9 (2 unclassified)