DRAFT.ppt

Prepared by C. Sanford; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356 DRAFT 1 * P.O. Box 16 S, Moravian Falls, NC 28654 336.667.8100 info@ , Fred Wells Brason II Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC Heroin/Opiate Data Report Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: Demographics* 2008 county population: 935,304 0-19 (28%) 20-29 (15%) 30-39 (16%) 40-49 (16%) 50-59 (12%) 60+ (13%) 2008 Charlotte population: 687,456 (74%) 2nd largest banking center in U.S., after NYC NH White (56%) H White (6%) NH Black (34%) NH=non Hispanic; H= Hispanic H Black (.5%) Other race/ethnicity (3.5%) 2000 Urban/Rural Urban (96%) Rural-nonfarm (4%) 2008 Income Median income ($79,510) Median household income ($52,722) Per capita income ($37,512) Ave. weekly wages ($1,024) % population below poverty level (9%) * Sources: merce.state.nc.us/docs/countyProfile/_old/NC/37119.pdf and /wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina. Accessed 02/17/2010 Prepared by C. Sanford; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356 * Fatal overdoses when heroin and prescription opioids were implicated: Residents from Mecklenburg Co., NC, 2000-2008* Prepared by C. Sanford 12/14/09; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356 * *Source: NC State Center for Health Statistics, August 2009, based on T-code T40.1 for heroin and T40.2, T40.4 and T40.3 for prescribed opioids. 2009 heroin deaths estimated by Mecklenburg law enforcement. No OCME data available. Number of Implicated Drugs Fatal accidental and undetermined intent overdoses when narcotics caused or contributed to the death by ICD-10 drug category: Residents from Mecklenburg Co., NC, 2000-2008* Prepared by C. Sanford; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356 * Number of Deaths *Source: NC State Center for Health Statistics, August 2009: T40.1, T40.5, T40.2, T40.4, T40.3 respectively Fatal overdoses in Mecklenburg County, NC involving only one type of drug: 2008* 8 deaths involving heroin; 7 with no other drugs. 14 deaths involving other opioids: 6 with no other dr