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Reduce emergency department visits related to nonmedical use of prescription opioids — MPS‑02 Data

Status: Target met or exceeded

  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

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Emergency department visits for harms from nonmedical use of prescription opioids, 2016-17 to 2020-21
(emergency department visits for harms from nonmedical use of prescription opioids per 10,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21
Total
3.9
CI 2.9 / 5.0
SE 0.530
3.1
CI 2.2 / 3.9
SE 0.436
2.9
CI 2.2 / 3.6
SE 0.364