Status: Target met or exceeded
Most Recent Data:
2.9
emergency department visits for harms from nonmedical use of prescription opioids per 10,000 population
(2020-21)
Target:
3.5
per 10,000
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
3.9
emergency department visits for harms from nonmedical use of prescription opioids per 10,000 population occurred in 2016-17
Reduce emergency department visits for harms from nonmedical use of prescription opioids
Data Sources: Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System - Cooperative Adverse Drug Event Surveillance Project (NEISS-CADES), CDC, CPSC, and FDA
Summary
Many medication-related emergency department visits involve nonmedical use of prescription opioids. Prescribing the lowest possible dose of opioids and treating pain with non-opioid medications can help reduce nonmedical use of prescription opioids. In addition, increasing treatment of opioid use disorder and making naloxone more widely available to treat acute overdoses can help reduce emergency department visits for nonmedical use of prescription opioids.
Topics: Hospital and Emergency Services, Drug and Alcohol Use, Injury Prevention, Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Workgroup: Medical Product Safety Workgroup
