Utah's opioid crisis.

• Position: Around Utah: Facts

From 2000 to 2014, Utah has experienced a nearly 400 percent increase in deaths from the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs.

These maps illustrate the increase in concentration of opiod drug overdose deaths per 100,000 in Utah's counties.

24

Every month in Utah, 24 individuals die from prescription drug overdoses.

32%

In 2014, 32 percent of Utah adults aged 18 years and older had been prescribed an opioid pain medication in the last 12 months.

Most Utahns who die from a drug-related death suffer from chronic pain and take prescribed medications.

No. 4 Utah ranked 4th in the U.S. for drug poisoning deaths from 2012-2014, which have outpaced deaths due to firearms, falls and motor vehicle crashes.

59% The majority (59 percent) of deaths from prescription pain medications involved oxycodone; however, the risk of death is significantly higher when methadone is involved.

Southeast Utah: Among Utah's local health districts, Southeast Utah (Carbon, Emery and Grand Counties) had a significantly higher prescription opioid death rate compared to the state.

Utah Small Areas that have higher prescription opioid death rates compared to the state include:

Carbon/Emery Counties

Ogden (Downtown)

Taylorsville (East)/Murray (West)

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Utah saw a 28 percent decreases in...