OPIOID DEATHS IN UTAH.

• Position: Around Utah: Facts - Statistical table

From 2013 to 2015, Utah ranked 7th highest in the nation for drug overdose deaths.

2015 was the first time in six years that there was a decrease in the rate of prescription opioid deaths ages 18 years and older.

Drug poisoning deaths have outpaced deaths due to firearms, falls and motor vehicle crashes in Utah since 2002.

Although Utah is seeing a decrease in the number of prescription opioid deaths since 2010, the number of heroin deaths has increased in the same time period.

24 individuals died every month in Utah from a prescription opioid overdose in 2015.

Prescription opioids have been responsible for more drug deaths in Utah than all other drug categories, such as benzodiazepines, over-the-counter medications or illicit drugs.

Caption: AGE OF OVERDOSE

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