Alcohol and Drug Abuse Statistics in Moore, OK
Like much of the United States, Moore and Cleveland County have experienced the effects of the nationwide “opioid epidemic” driven by prescription painkillers like oxycodone and fentanyl as well as heroin, morphine, and illegally produced fentanyl analogs.
But in Cleveland County, methamphetamine tops the list of substances driving the county’s drug-related hospitalization and death rates, with a 12-fold increase in meth-related overdose deaths between 2007 and 2020. Here are a few more recent statistics on drug and alcohol use in Moore and Cleveland County:
Statewide, about 12 people die each week from drug-related overdoses.
Benzodiazepines are the most common co-occurring drug in overdose hospitalizations and deaths.
The most common substances involved in drug-related overdose deaths were methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin.
Opioid drugs involved in both overdose deaths and hospitalizations included prescription medications as well as heroin, morphine, and methadone, an opioid analog.
Of 153 drug-related deaths in Cleveland County in 2020, 85 involved prescription or illicit opioids.
The highest overdose death rate in Cleveland County was among adults aged 25 to 54.
Males were 79% more likely than females to die of an overdose.
In 2020, methamphetamine was involved in 64% of Cleveland County’s overdose deaths.
Paying for Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Oklahoma
Don’t let the cost of drug and alcohol rehab deter you from seeking the care you need to recover from addiction. There are plenty of ways to finance treatment.
Private Insurance
If you have private health insurance through work or the Healthcare Marketplace, you can use it to cover the cost of inpatient and outpatient rehab as well as medication-assisted treatment.
Oklahoma Medicaid: SoonerCare
Low-income Oklahoma residents can qualify for SoonerCare and use this government program to pay for the cost of drug and alcohol rehab.
Sliding Scale Payment Options
An alternative to free rehab is a sliding scale treatment program, which only charges patients what they can reasonably pay.
TRICARE in Oklahoma
Oklahoma military personnel and retirees can use TRICARE to pay for substance abuse treatment services, like residential rehab and outpatient care.
IHS-Funded Drug Rehabs
Indigenous people can seek free drug and alcohol rehab at treatment facilities funded by the Indian Health Service. They qualify for these rehabs even if they have health insurance.
Resources
- City of Moore. (n.d.). Community Resources.
- Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.(2020). Statistics and Data Dashboards: Cleveland County.
- Oklahoma State Department of Health. (2022). Cleveland County Drug Overdose Facts.
- Oklahoma State Department of Health. (2017). Cleveland County Prescription Opioid Overdose Facts.
