Alcohol and Drug Use Statistics in Kettering, OH
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the Montgomery County Public Health Department, and the CDC, the following are recent substance abuse statistics for the Kettering area:
From 2018 to 2020, Montgomery County saw a 32% increase in alcohol-related deaths.
Montgomery County recorded a 23% increase in drug-induced deaths from 2015 to 2020.
From 2017 to 2021, Montgomery County emergency rooms recorded 13,952 visits for suspected drug overdoses.
Approximately 13% of Montgomery County residents say they engage in binge drinking.
Roughly 31% of Montgomery County residents who experienced a fatal overdose in 2020 were between the ages of 35 and 44.
In 2020, approximately 78% of county residents who died from an overdose were white. However, Black individuals were 1.6 times more likely to visit the ER for a substance abuse-related reason.
Montgomery County’s opioid-related overdose death rate was 28% higher than Ohio’s overall rate in 2020.
Resources
- Ohio Department of Health. (2022, April 5). Preliminary Data Summary: Ohio Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). FindTreatment.gov.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. CDC Wonder Online Database. (2021). Underlying Cause of Death, 1999-2020 Results, Deaths occurring through 2020.
- Ohio Department of Health. (n.d.). Emergency Department visits for Suspected Drug Overdose among Ohio Residents Ages 11 Years and Older.
- Montgomery County Public Health. (2022). Montgomery County, Ohio, Community Health Assessment.