LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Opioid-related overdoses in 2024 dropped in half in comparison with 2023, a brand new report from the Ingham County Well being Division exhibits.
The Ingham County Substance Use Surveillance 2024 Annual Report reveals that 48 county residents died of an opioid overdose in 2024. In 2023, 98 county residents died of an opioid overdose, whereas in 2022, 106 county residents died of an opioid overdose.
Two non-county residents additionally died of an opioid overdose in 2024, for a complete opioid overdose deaths within the county of fifty individuals.
A graph of the variety of opioid-related overdose deaths in Ingham County, 2005-2024. (Courtesy Ingham County Well being Division. WLNS)
One other 31 non-opioid-related overdose deaths occurred within the county in 2024. Of these, 30 individuals have been Ingham County residents on the time of their deaths. 1 particular person was not a resident of Ingham County.
Of the 48 Ingham County residents who died of an opioid-related overdose in 2024, 33 have been males and 15 have been girls. Twelve have been Black and 36 have been White. Six have been Hispanic or Latino.
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Along with a lower within the variety of overdose-related deaths, the Lansing Fireplace Division reported a lower within the variety of incidents through which naloxone was administered. Naloxone is a drug that reverses the results of opioids within the physique.
In 2024, the Lansing Fireplace Division reported 319 incidents through which naloxone was used. That’s down from 359 incidents in 2023 and 408 incidents in 2022.
The info reveals that 136 incidents required only one dose of naloxone; 56 incidents required two doses; 18 required three doses, whereas two instances required 4 or extra doses.
Emergency room visits for overdoses additionally decreased. In 2024, there have been 404 emergency room visits ensuing from an overdose, in comparison with 1158 visits in 2023 and 661 visits in 2022.
