Brant/Brantford Opioid Information System
The Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) is collaborating with the Brant Community Healthcare System, Brant-Brantford Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Brantford Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, and St. Leonard’s to provide timely opioid-related information to the public, community partners, and individuals who use substances.
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Opioid Information Highlights
Indicator |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 *
Jan - Feb
|
|---|
Deaths |
25 |
22 |
35^ |
4 |
-Compared to previous year
| 213% ↑ | 12% ↓ | 59% ↑
| -- |
-Males | 59%
| 73% | 74% | 100% |
-Females | 41% | 27% | 26% | 0% |
-Age, 25-44
| 53% | 41% | 61%
| 100% |
-Age, 45-64
| 41% | 41% | 25% | 0% |
|
Overdoses ** |
213 |
139 |
159 |
30 |
-Compared to previous year
| N/A | 35%
↓
| 14%
↑
| -- |
-Males | 70% | 71% | 71% | 73% |
-Females | 30% | 29% | 29% | 27% |
-Age, 20-39
| 68% | 64% | 64% | 63% |
|
Emergency Department (ED) Visits
|
211 |
147 |
170 |
34
|
-Compared to previous year
| 107%
↑ | 30%
↓
| 16%
↑ | -- |
|
Naloxone Kits Distributed
|
1,372 |
3,678 |
5,034 |
75 |
-Compared to previous year
| 663%
↑ | 168%
↑ | 37%
↑ | -- |
-by Brant County Health Unit
| 174 | 69 | 443 | 29
|
-by Community Agencies | 112
✝ | 503 | 922 | 46
✝✝
|
-by Local Pharmacies ***
| 1,086 | 3,106 | 3,669 | -- |
Last Updated March 17, 2020
* Data is preliminary; ** Some overdoses resulted in deaths
*** Data not yet available beyond December 2019 (August -December 2019 is preliminary)
^ Includes 2 deaths reported by OPP,
✝ Naloxone kits distributed in August through December only
✝✝ Data not yet received from Towards Recovery Centre
Sources: Deaths - 2017-2018 Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario and 2019 onward Brantford Police Services (BPS); Overdoses - 2017- 2018 EMS, 2019 onward BPS; ED Visits - 2017 - 2018 PHO Tracking Tool, 2019 onward MOHLTC Patient PHU data; Naloxone Kits Distributed - Collected by the BCHU from various agencies and pharmaceutical data from online tracking tools
