Opioid-related deaths are a growing public

2015 Top 5 Opioids

health problem. Drug poisoning deaths
Single Ingredient Combination
continue to outpace motor vehicle crash
deaths in Utah and the United States. From 350
300

# Human Exposures
2012-2014, Utah ranked 4th in the US for
250 176
drug poisoning deaths. Most common
200
opioids involved in poisoning deaths in Utah
150 247
are oxycodone, methadone, and fentanyl.
100
According to the Utah Department of Health, 157 145
50
deaths from fentanyl and oxycodone have 67 53
0 29
increased while deaths from methadone and Oxycodone Hydrocodone Tramadol Heroin Buprenophine
hydrocodone have decreased. Pain
medication is prescribed for individual The UPCC manages cases related to adverse effects from a variety of
patients. It should never be shared with opioids. As this graph shows, the majority of the cases involve 5 opioid
anyone. Store all medications out of sight classes. Both oxycodone and are hydrocodone available alone and in
and reach of children. combination.

Medical Outcomes
400
350
# Human Exposure s

300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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Major effect Death Not followed

This graph documents the outcome of the exposures reported to

the UPCC involving opioids.
 Opioid Exposures by Age
1200

1000

# Human Exposures
800
845
736 751 721
600 644

400

200
151 174 155 176 157
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

5 yrs 6 to 12 yrs 13 to 19 yrs 20 yrs Unknowns age

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Hospitalizations by Year
4500
4000
Admitted to
3500 745
617 652 677 noncritical care unit
606
# Hospitalizations

3000
730
706 697 676 668
2500 Admitted to critical
care unit
2000
1500
2270 2307 2371 2284 2490 Treated/evaluated
1000 and released
500
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Naloxone reverses and stops an opioid overdose. The CDC recommends expanding access to naloxone. For information
on reversing an overdose with naloxone, click here: http://www.opidemic.org/overdose .

Disclaimer: This data is obtained through a broad query of raw data from the Utah Poison
Control Center database and is not intended for scientific or research purposes. The use
of UPCC data for clinical or epidemiological decision support requires an
understanding of the underlying premise by which the UPCC is able to
collect code data. It is recommended that parties interested in
UPCC data discuss the results with the UPCC
leadership prior to using it.