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Substance Abuse In Winter Haven And Polk County

Polk County has had problems with prescription drug overdoses and other substance abuse in recent years.

  • Polk County had 145 drug-related deaths in 2017.
  • Also in 2017, Polk County had a written opioid prescription rate of 68 per 100 residents.
  • In 2016, the rates of fatal overdoses involving prescription alprazolam (Xanax) ranged from ten to nearly 15 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in Polk County.
  • The same year, the rates of fatal overdoses involving morphine or cocaine ranged from five to 10 deaths per 100,000 people.
  • District 10, which includes Polk County, had a total of 190 deaths caused by prescription drugs in 2016. This was a decrease from 199 deaths the previous year.

amfAR - http://opioid.amfar.org/FL

County Health Rankings - http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/florida/2018/measure/factors/138/data

Florida Department of Law Enforcement - https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/MEC/Publications-and-Forms/Documents/Drugs-in-Deceased-Persons/2016-Annual-Drug-Report.aspx

The Ledger - https://www.theledger.com/news/20171130/prescription-drug-deaths-killed-more-people-in-polk-than-illegal-drugs-in-2016

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