Table 7.
Characteristics associated with overdose incidents.
| Year | Unique patients who experienced an overdose by year N=170* |
Total overdose incidents |
Documentation of active suicidal ideation or attempt via intentional overdose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 2011 | 17 | 18 | 4 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 16 | 1 |
| 2014 | 29 | 32 | 1 |
| 2015 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| 2016 | 37 | 46 | 2 |
| TOTAL | * | 189 | 32 (16.93% of incidents) |
| Documented substances at overdose | % | N |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified opioid | 41.30% | 78 |
| Heroin | 30.70% | 58 |
| Prescription opioids | 22.80% | 43 |
| Prescription opioids & heroin | 3.70% | 7 |
| Other substance | 1.60% | 3 |
| Total Number of Overdoses | % | N |
| 1 | 87.60% | 149 |
| 2 | 9.40%% | 16 |
| 3 | 1.80%% | 3 |
| 4 | 1.20%% | 2 |
*
Number of unique patients who experienced an overdose =170; since some patients experienced more than one overdose, they are counted in multiple years.