Substance Use and Addiction
Goals
- Reduce Medina County Drug Overdose deaths from 24.8 per 100,000 to HP 2030 goal of 20.7 per 100,000
- Maintain adolescent smoking rate of 1.7% below the HP2030 goal of 11.3%
- Reduce adult smoking rate of 18% to below HP2030 goal of 17.4%
Local Resources
Crisis and Behavioral Help Line: 330-725-9195
Mental Health and Recover Board
Hope Recovery Community
Mental Health and Recover Board
Hope Recovery Community
Strategy 1
Monitor Substance Use Disorder
How Do We Aim to Accomplish our Goal?
- Expand naloxone distribution by increasing number of sites and/or naloxboxes in county
- Continue with Overdose Fatality Review Committee
- Data deep dive to assess use of substances, including but not limited to: opioids, alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine. (Data Snap Shots)
Strategy 2
Assure Healthy Aging
How Do We Aim to Accomplish our Goal?
- Conduct mass media campaigns on prevention and Ohio Quitline
- Promote adoption of smoke-free policies to businesses, schools, non-profits, and government entities
Strategy 3
Advocate for Policy Change
How Do We Aim to Accomplish our Goal?
- Data deep dive to conduct additional analysis, surveys, or focus groups to confirm reported youth nicotine rate from past survey; include vaping of tobacco and marijuana