Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction Surveillance
Columbus Public Health, in collaboration with other communitypartners, has launched a Harm Reduction Program, an initiative to lessen the impact of addiction to heroin and other opiates. This partnership isworking to save lives, help people recover and stop the spread of diseasethrough drug abuse prevention education, counseling, testing, and giving access to clean syringes and naloxone. The following measures are used to inform harm reduction efforts in our community:
- Unintentional drug overdose deaths
- Drug-related emergency departmentvisits
- Drug overdose treatment by Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Hepatitis C and HIV cases
- Selected syringe service program data
- Babies diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Reports
These reports provide up-to-date data on drug overdose treatment, outcomes, and prevention in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio.
Multi-Year
By Quarter (newest-oldest)
By Week
NEW! Interactive Columbus and Franklin Suspect Overdose Data (2016 to current)
Note: Columbus Fire Department (CFD) EMS data are available through 3/31/2019 while CFD transitions to a new data system. Updates to CFD EMS data will continue once this transition is complete.
To download a PDF snapshot of the dashboard:
- Open the dashboard by clicking on the link above.
- Once the dashboard is open, click "Go to Data Tool."
- Select the download icon located in the icon ribbon on the bottom right hand corner and select PDF.
- Select "Create PDF" and download.