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Opioid Prescriptions, 2023

Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed in MS, 2023

In Q1 2023, 570,969 opioid prescriptions were dispensed in Mississippi.

In 2022, over 2,299,615 opioid prescriptions were dispensed in Mississippi.

On average, 6,300 opioid prescriptions were dispensed every day during this year.

A .81% decrease in the number of opioid prescriptions was observed from 2021 to 2022.

In 2022, there were enough opioid prescriptions dispensed for 77.9% of Mississippians to have a prescription.

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Naloxone Administrations, 2023

Naloxone Administrations in MS, 2023

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data revealed that naloxone was administered 826 times during Q3 2023, which is a 25.5% increase compared to Q3 2022 (658).

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data revealed that naloxone was administered 2,555 times during 2022, which is 0.6% higher than the number of administrations in 2021 (2,540).

There were 86.6 EMS naloxone administrations per 100,000 persons in Mississippi in 2022.

On average, 212.9 naloxone administrations were reported in Mississippi each month during 2022.

Of the individuals to whom naloxone was administered, 59.4% were male, and 65.0% were non-Hispanic white.

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Suspected Overdose Deaths, 2023

Suspected Overdose Deaths in MS, 2023

In Q3 2023, 49 (68.06%) of the 72 suspected overdose deaths reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) were opioid-related. The number of opioid-related deaths decreased by 8.96% from Q3 2022 to Q3 2023, and the total number of overdose deaths decreased by 13.89%.

In 2022, 281 (78.4%) of the 358 suspected overdose deaths reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) were opioid-related.

The number of opioid-related deaths decreased by 25.27% from 2021 to 2022, and the total number of overdose deaths decreased by 37.15%.

The number of deaths involving heroin decreased from 2021 (43 deaths) to 2022 (34 deaths) by 20.9%.

There were 9.4 opioid-related overdose deaths per 100,000 persons reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) in 2022.

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Laws & Regulations

Explore official Mississippi law and regulations for the Prescription Monitoring Program. The responsibilities of the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy in regard to tracking prescriptions are outlined here.

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