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1 BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

2 Camden County Addiction Awareness Task Force BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Mission: To increase awareness among county residents of heroin and prescription drug abuse and the devastating effects on our community. Goals: – Help to reduce the demand for and availability of heroin and prescription drugs – Create awareness programs to help educate residents about programs and resources available to prevent and treat addiction – SUPPORT the creation of additional resources to treat and prevent addiction to heroin and prescription drugs For more info: http://addictions.camdencounty.com/about-task-force-2/

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7 Death Rates for Drug Poisonings by State 2011-2013 StateAge Adjusted Death Rate 1. West Virginia33.5*∞ 2. Kentucky24.6*∞ 2. New Mexico24.6∞ 4. Nevada21.6*∞ 5. Utah21.5∞ 6. Oklahoma20.0∞ 7. Rhode Island19.4*∞ 8. Ohio19.2*∞ 9. Pennsylvania18.9∞ 10. Arizona17.8*∞ 11. Tennessee17.7*∞ 12. Delaware17.1*∞ 13. Wyoming16.4* 14. Missouri16.2*∞ 26. Maryland13.3*∞ 27. New Jersey/North Carolina13.2*∞ The Facts Hurt: A State by State Injury Prevention Policy Report June 2015. Trust for America’s Health RWJ Foundation Age-adjusted death rates = # of deaths/100,000 total population US rate includes data from all 50 states and District of Columbia http://www.healthyamericans.org/reports/injuryprevention15 Issued in Trust for America’s Health The Facts Hurt Report 6/22/15 http://www.healthyamericans.org/reports/injuryprevention15 *States w/significantly increase since 2007-2009 (p<0.05). ∞States w/overdose death rates higher than the state’s overall motor vehicle mortality rate for 2011-2013 BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

8 2014 Substance Abuse Admissions Ranked by County of Residence in New Jersey 1Ocean65658Passaic364015Cape May2162 2Monmouth60499Union309616Cumberland1929 3Essex567210Gloucester288117Somerset1747 4Camden521411Bergen270418Sussex1172 5Middlesex439812Burlington268619Warren946 6Atlantic392113Morris246620Hunterdon783 7Hudson385314Mercer229321Salem589 BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

9 2014 Camden County Substance Abuse Admissions Ranked by Municipality of Residence #MunicipalityAdm#MunicipalityAdm#MunicipalityAdm 1Camden17218Lindenwold14215Audubon Boro81 2Cherry Hill2459Bellmawr10216Berlin Boro65 3Gloucester City22110Runnemede9817Haddon Twp56 4Pennsauken21211Collingswood9418Somerdale52 5Gloucester Twp.20012Berlin Township9219Barrington46 6Winslow Township17913Voorhees8920Mount Ephraim/Stratford43 7Clementon14414Pine Hill88 Camden City1721Suburbs2249Total3970 (NJ Substance Abuse Monitoring System, NJSAMS) BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

10 Camden County Primary Drug Ranked Total Treatment Admissions, 2005-2012 (N=39,944) (NJ Substance Abuse Monitoring System, NJSAMS) Primary Drug at Admission Number of Admissions Rank Percentage of Camden County Admissions New Jersey Admission Percentage Heroin12,982132.50%31.50% Alcohol9,707224.30%34.80% Marijuana7,748319.40%15.00% Prescription4,112410.30%8.40% Cocaine/Crack4,039510.10%8.80% Other Illicit Drugs1,35663.40%1.60% BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

11 Heroin and Prescription Drug Treatment Admissions from 2005- 2012 Accounted for 42.8% of Camden County’s substance abuse admissions BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

12 From 2013-2018 Heroin and Prescription Drugs Are projected to account for 44.5% of Camden County’s substance abuse admissions *this number does not reflect the GAP between those needing treatment and those receiving BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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15 New Jersey’s Heroin Epidemic: Deaths Doubled Since 2011 *Camden, Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth had the highest number of overdose deaths in 2014 *Bergen, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Middlesex, Monmouth and Warren had the percentage highest increases from 2013 http://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/heroin-deaths-new-jersey-double-2011?utm_source=alert- breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=police%20%26%20fire&utm_campaign=alert BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

16 They’re Also Dying BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

17 How often does this go on? What percent of high school students say they know some classmates who drink, smoke or use drugs during the school day? 1. 34% 2. 57% 3. 79% 4. 86% Answer: 86% National Athletic Trainers' Association, news release, Guidelines for helping U.S. high school athletes with mental health problems outlined in new policy statement. March 2, 2015 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_151260.html BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

18 Law Enforcement  The importance of sharing information with schools - arrests and connect it to the new school MOA that was recently released  Stress that we can share arrest information of students in an effort to create help  Encourage NARCAN® (naloxone) be in the school for use by the nurse  Encourage law enforcement partnerships - alert of events, involve police, etc. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

19 Working with the Alliances  Increasing partnerships  Expanding the ‘attention’ of the Alliances to prescription drugs and opiates  Enhancing partnerships  Intensification training BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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22 Prevention Materials Toolkit Announcements Billboards Flyers Posters Stickers T-Shirt Imprints BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

23 Contact Information Presenters & Addiction Task Force Members Chief W. Harry Earle Gloucester Township Police Department P.O. Box 8 Blackwood, NJ 08012 Office: (856) 374-3539, hearle@gtpolice.com Chief Christopher J. Winters Pine Hill Police Department 48 West Sixth Avenue Pine Hill, NJ 08021 Office: (856) 783-1549 x 419 cwinters@pinehillpd.com John Pellicane Alcohol & Drug Director-Camden County DHHS Alcohol and Drug Unit: (856) 374-6320 jpellicane@camdencounty.com William J. Lynch Jr, RPh Kennedy Health System-Cherry Hill Division 2201 Chapel Avenue West Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 w.lynch@kennedyhealth.orgw.lynch@kennedyhealth.org, williamjlynchjr@yahoo.comwilliamjlynchjr@yahoo.com, 302-218-7703 (cell) Municipal Alliance BettyAnn Cowling-Carson Municipal Alliance Coordinator Alcohol & Drug Unit (856) 374-6368 bettyannc@camdencounty.com BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAMDEN COUNTY BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS’ ADDICTION AWARENESS TASK FORCE & CAMDEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT


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