Heroin Impacts on Grays Harbor

Hoquiam City Council October 14, 2013

Joan Brewster, Director Grays Harbor County Public Health & Social Services

Heroin use is an epidemic

Heroin use is increasing statewide Grays Harbor has a worse heroin problem than other counties The harm linked to heroin includes:
Property crime Prostitution, trafficking HIV, Hepatitis Emergency room resources Dropout rates Death

Heroin Trends Grays Harbor / Washington State

2nd Highest
Crime evidence positive for heroin -- 447% increase from 2001 to 2011

3rd Highest
7th Highest

Chronic Hepatitis C Infection rate

Opioid-related death rate -- 4 deaths 2000-2002
-- 24 deaths 2009-2011

Source: Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute Info Brief. August 2011

Adult Drug & Alcohol Arrests

Grays Harbor 2010
25
20
Arrests per 1,000 population age 18 + Grays Harbor

15 10 5 0
Alcohol-related arrests Drug-related arrests

Washington

Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Research and Data Analysis Division. Risk and Protection Profile for Substance Abuse Prevention in Grays Harbor County. Retrieved March 2013 from http://clientdata.rda.dshs.wa.gov/

Property Crime Arrests

Grays Harbor 2010
25 20
Arrests per 1,000 population in age group

15 10 5 0

Grays Harbor Washington

10-14

10-17
Age Group

18+

Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Research and Data Analysis Division. Risk and Protection Profile for Substance Abuse Prevention in Grays Harbor County. Retrieved March 2013 from http://clientdata.rda.dshs.wa.gov/

Current Use of Any Illegal Drug

Grays Harbor Students, 2012
50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
6th Grade 8th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade

1 in 5 10th graders has used an illegal drug at least once in the past 30 days.

Grays Harbor

Washington State

Source: Washington State Department of Health. 2012 Healthy Youth Survey.

Current Use of Painkillers To Get High

Grays Harbor Students, 2012
20%
1 in 10 12th graders has used painkillers to get high at least once in the last 30 days.

10%

0%
8th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade

Grays Harbor

Washington State

Source: Washington State Department of Health. 2012 Healthy Youth Survey.

Student Perceptions 2012: How big a deal is youth alcohol drug use? Youth: Physically Smokeless Active Tobacco 60and min per Day
Permissive Laws/Norms
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
6th Grade 8th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade About 1 in 3 students report that the adults in their neighborhood dont think its wrong to use drugs and that, if someone did use drugs, they wouldnt be caught by police.

Low Perception of Risk

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
6th Grade 8th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade Around half of our students believe using drugs and alcohol is NOT risky.

Grays Harbor
Source: Washington State Department of Health. 2012 Healthy Youth Survey.

Washington State

Among people in Treatment

on August 1, 2013

60% had a recent Emergency Room visit

39% cite heroin as their drug of choice (up from 20% in 2012) 33% have children

Source: 2013 TARGET Data Washington State

Grays Harbor Adults in Medically Assisted Treatment

56 Medicaid clients in treatment must travel to Olympia or farther. Restricts ability to work, attend school or other recovery support. Transportation Costs to treatment:
2012: $ 633,774 2013: $ 698,940 projected 15,786 trips 17,088 trips, est.

Medication cost is about $200,000 local treatment would save money and allow people in treatment to work and attend school

Elements of Community Recovery

Treatment
All 3 Components Sustained Effort Over Time

Prevention Education

Policing