Siskiyou County Data
Regional Statistics
Like much of rural Northern California, Siskiyou County’s opioid prescription and opioid dosing rates are higher than the state average.
Although many of these rates are showing drastic declines, the overall death rate nationwide from opioid overdose continues to rise due to the increases in use of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl which is 80-100 times stronger than morphine.
Figure 1. Number of overdose deaths involving opioids in California, by opioid category. Drug categories presented are not mutually exclusive, and deaths may have involved more than one substance. Source: CDC WONDER, 2020
The good news is that in Siskiyou county, the amount of opioids being prescribed are declining.
The dosages that are being taken are not as strong.
The number of residents on dosages that put them at risk for overdose have dropped significantly.
The number of residents who take both opioids and benzodiazepines (drugs like Xanax, Klonopin, and Valium), which in combination with opioids carry a high risk of overdose have dropped significantly.
Report Card
The Siskiyou Opioid Safety Coalition maintains a report card of county data pertaining to the opioid issues.
Surveillance Dashboard
Visit the California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, created and maintained by the California Dept. of Public Health, which has county-level data for the entire state.
