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Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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dark blue chart bars Significantly different than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Age-Adjusted Buprenorphine Prescription Rate

County: El Dorado
Measurement Period: 2022
This indicator shows the age-adjusted rate of buprenorphine prescriptions per 1,000 residents by patient location.  

Why is this important?

Buprenorphine is prescribed in medication-assisted treatment to treat opioid addiction. It is used in combination with counseling and behavior therapies as part of a treatment program for drug abuse. 
 
Opioid abuse is a serious public health issue, but preventive actions, limiting the number of opioid prescriptions, and treatment for addiction to prevent future use, can help. The majority of drug overdoses involve an opioid, and at least half of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid. Since 1999, the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids (including prescription opioid pain relievers) has nearly quadrupled. According to the CDC, overdoses from prescription opioid pain relievers are a driving factor in the increase in opioid overdose deaths.
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70.9
prescriptions per 1,000 residents
Source: California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: March 2024
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For more information on data with missing confidence intervals, see CDPH Technical Notes: https://skylab.cdph.ca.gov/ODdash/

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Filed under: Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health / Medications & Prescriptions, Clinical Care