Alcohol and Drug Use Statistics in Ogden, UT
- For the period 2016-2020, Weber County’s drug death rate was 22.4 per 100,000 population.3
- The age bracket of 35-44 saw the highest drug death rate in Weber County for the period 2016-2020.3
- In 2021, 8% of students surveyed in the Weber-Morgan County health district reported alcohol use in the past 30 days.3
- In 2021, 5.4% of students surveyed in the Weber-Morgan County health district reported marijuana use in the past 30 days.3
- Downtown Ogden’s per-capita rate of opioid deaths was 55.33 per 100,000 residents in 2014-2015.1
- From 2015 to 2017, there were 44.2 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in downtown Ogden.4
- There were 42 opioid overdose deaths in Weber County in 2018.5
- The 2018 opioid death rate in Weber County was 16.73 per 100,000 population.5
Resources
- Weber County signs on to $26B opioid settlement, but plan’s future unclear. (2021, December 22). Standard-Examiner. https://www.standard.net/news/health-news/2021/dec/22/weber-county-signs-on-to-26b-opioid-settlement-but-plans-future-unclear/
- Ogden metro, UT drug-related crime rates and maps. (n.d.). CrimeGrade.Org. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://crimegrade.org/drug-crimes-ogden-ut-metro/
- Department of Health. (n.d.). IBIS-PH – Health indicator report. Drug Overdose and Poisoning Incidents. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/indicator/view/PoiDth.SA.html
- Ogden ranks high in opioid overdose deaths, trails just Carbon, Emery counties. (2019, June 1). Standard-Examiner. https://www.standard.net/news/2019/jun/01/ogden-ranks-high-in-opioid-overdose-deaths-trails-just-carbon-emery-counties/
- Weber County opioid death statistics. (n.d.). LiveStories. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://www.livestories.com/statistics/utah/weber-county-opioids-deaths-mortality