Opioid Usage - Statistics in Niagara
Opioid-related morbidity and mortality (2016 - 2018)
Data source: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). Interactive Opioid Tool. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; 2017
- In 2017, there were a total of 521 opioid poisoning emergency department visits, 124 hospitalizations, and 76 deaths. Death data for 2017 is still considered to be preliminary.
- In the first quarter of 2018, there has been 133 opioid poisoning emergency visits and 23 hospitalizations
- In 2016, fentanyl was the most common type of opioid present at the time of death (present in 35% of deaths), followed by hydromorphone (present in 25% of deaths)
Naloxone use in Niagara (2018)
Data source: Niagara Region Public Health, December 2018
- Currently, naloxone is distributed through participating Ontario pharmacies, community health centres, methadone clinics, detention centres and addiction treatment facilities
- Over 1,000 naloxone kits have been distributed in Niagara since the beginning of 2018.