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Historically, prescription drugs—often painkillers—were in Orange County over the past ten years, with a sig- <br /> the major contributor to this epidemic, and today opi- nificant increase occurring among heroin and/or other <br /> oids are a class of drug that include, but are not limited synthetic narcotics. <br /> to: "heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine <br /> and morphine". Below, is a graph of substances that Due to the consistent increase in opioid overdoses, <br /> contribute to the unintentional overdose deaths here Governor Roy Cooper declared NC as having an opioid <br /> epidemic. To help combat this crisis at the state level, <br /> Figure 5: Rate of Unintentional Opioid Overdose Deaths <br /> OpioidRate of Unintentional Overdose <br /> Dea • • • • • North Carolina <br /> 2014-2018 <br /> 0 3-g <br /> Orange 6.6 9-13 <br /> 14-19 <br /> 20 30 Statewide 13.6w <br /> Rate not calculated,c5 deaths <br /> # Interpret rate with caution,low numbers(5-9 deaths) <br /> Figure 6: Number of Deaths Caused by Drug Overdose <br /> 20 Commonly Prescribed Opioid Medications <br /> —�IFHeroin and/or Other Synthetic Narcotics <br /> f Cocai ne <br /> 18 fit—Psychostimulants <br /> —.—Benzodizepines <br /> —.&—Antiepileptic <br /> 16 --*--Alcohol <br /> 14 <br /> N <br /> m 12 <br /> d <br /> a <br /> 0 <br /> d 10 <br /> n <br /> E <br /> z <br /> 8 <br /> 6 <br /> 4 <br /> 2 <br /> 0 <br /> 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 <br /> 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 13 <br />