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Fort Wayne, Indiana, has not been able to escape the opiate epidemic that is sweeping the nation. Unfortunately, there has been a rise in opiate abuse, overdoses, infectious disease transmissions, and more. City officials fully understand that the problem of addiction affects every member of the community, and they have rallied health and mental health providers, parents, public officials, law enforcement officials, and public safety representatives, to come together and find a way to solve the problem.

 

First Responder Training in Fort Wayne, IN

 

Because there has been such a huge increase in accidental overdose deaths in Fort Wayne, a lot of money has been invested in training for first responders. They have been taught to help unconscious individuals breathe again, pulling them out of their overdose through oxygen. Once the individual is breathing, first responders can administer naloxone, which is the opioid antidote.

 

The Treatment Approach in Fort Wayne, IN

 

Fort Wayne public health officials have also ensured that those who have been treated with naloxone will be taken to a hospital immediately, where they can receive further treatment. Here, they will also be encouraged to go through detox and rehab. Essentially, the city aims to use any overdose incident as an intervention to help them seek help. Health professionals, therefore, have receive training on how to encourage people with a substance abuse problem to seek counseling and to refer them to other resources.

 

Worrisome Trends in Fort Wayne, IN

 

While naloxone, in the form of Narcan, is now carried by all first responders, including firefighters, and it has had fantastic positive results in terms of reducing the rates of accidental overdose deaths, there is still much to be done. Several key findings that must be addressed include the fact that:

 

  • The rate of accidental overdose continues to rise.
  • More young people are turning to drugs.
  • More people have experienced an overdose while being in control of a vehicle.

 

A Community Approach

 

The fact that first responders have been equipped with naloxone is a very positive development. However, the city wants to do much more in terms of addressing the problem with substance abuse in the first place. Hence, although intensive and medically monitored detox and rehab treatment centers are available, there is now a stronger focus on preventative efforts.

 

The community has come together with public health officials, educators, law enforcement professionals, and representatives of the health care industry, in order to create an early intervention effort for young people. The aim is to provide them, firstly, with educational resources so that they can understand the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Alcohol is a socially accepted drug, and many young people have stated that this makes them believe that it is safe. Similarly, they believe cannabis is not harmful as it is a natural product. In reality, however, both are gateway drugs. The second element of this approach is to provide young people with healthy alternatives, and the skills to avoid peer pressure. This is a form of early intervention that may not help the statistics of substance abuse at present, but it will make a positive difference for the future.

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Drug Facts

  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • 1 in every 9 high school seniors has tried synthetic marijuana (also known as 'Spice' or 'K2').
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.
  • Each year Alcohol use results in nearly 2,000 college student's deaths.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.

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