Lancaster County Joining Forces Steering Committee Data Update

Brenda Buescher, MPH, Data Manager at Lancaster County Joining Forces, is leading the health promotion efforts at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The update on January 23, 2024, signifies progress and collaborative work towards enhancing community health.

• Data Manager
• Health Promotion
• Lancaster County
• Community Health
• Steering Committee

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1. Joining Forces Steering Committee Data Update Brenda Buescher, MPH Data Manager, Lancaster County Joining Forces Health Promotion Specialist, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health January 23, 2024 1

2. Annual Overdose Deaths in Lancaster County, 2013-present 180 Number of Overdose Deaths 160 168 140 146 133 120 113 100 108 105 104 80 70* 78 60 62 53 40 20 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Updated: January 8, 2024 Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Health Office of Drug Surveillance; Lancaster County Coroner s Office *Note: Data is subject to change and based on reports available to date. Coroner s reports may take 3-6 months to appear in reported data. 2

3. Substances Found in OD Deaths Substances Found by Percentage of Deaths, Lancaster County, 2023 (n=70) Fentanyl 86% Amphetamine 33% Cocaine 33% Methamphetamine 30% Delta-9-THC 30% Ethanol 14% Xylazine 12% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Source: Lancaster County Coroner s Office, updated 1/23/24

4. National, State, Local Comparison Drug-Induced Death Rates Per 100,000 People, 2011-2021 (Source: CDC WONDER) 50 40 30 20 10 0 2011 11.5 18.4 14 2012 12 19.3 14 2013 10.2 19.8 14.7 2014 13.1 22.1 15.6 2015 15.1 26.4 17.2 2016 22.7 37.2 20.8 2017 32.4 42.9 22.7 2018 22.3 35.4 21.7 2019 20 35 22.7 2020 27.5 41.3 29.2 2021 27.8 43 33.5 Lancaster Pennsylvania United States Source: CDC WONDER, reviewed 1/8/24 3

5. Drug Overdose Deaths, Lancaster County Source: Lancaster County Coroner s Office 5

6. Drug Overdose Deaths, Pennsylvania Source: CDC Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts, accessed 1/8/24 6

7. Drug Overdose Deaths, United States Source: CDC Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts, accessed 1/8/2024 7

8. Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Overdose Source: Pennsylvania ODSMP: Drug Overdose Surveillance Interactive Data Report 7

9. Emergency Department Visits for All Drug Overdoses Source: Pennsylvania ODSMP: Drug Overdose Surveillance Interactive Data Report 8

10. Decrease in Risky Prescribing Practices 52 per 10,000 24 per 10,000 Source: Pennsylvania ODSMP: Drug Overdose Surveillance Interactive Data Report 9

11. Decrease in Risky Prescribing Practices 137 per 10,000 100 73 per 10,000 Source: Pennsylvania ODSMP: Drug Overdose Surveillance Interactive Data Report 10

12. Increasing Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder 129 per 10,000 72 per 10,000 Source: Pennsylvania ODSMP: Drug Overdose Surveillance Interactive Data Report 11