Emergency Department Surveillance Data (ESSENCE)

A weekly update on influenza (flu) activity in Marion County was provided by the Marion County Public Health Department. These reports go back to the 2012/2013 flu season. [DR1202]

Substance use continues to be a major public health concern, negatively impacting a variety of health, legal, and social outcomes. Nearly one-fourth of Hoosiers ages 12 and older engaged in binge drinking in the past month and one-tenth used an illicit substance. Furthermore, 7% of Indiana residents met criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year and 6.5% needed but did not receive treatment for their SUD.

Of particular concern is polysubstance use, or the use of two or more substances over a defined period, simultaneously or at differing times, for recreational purposes. In over 70% of admissions to substance use treatment in Indiana, the use of multiple substances was indicated, with 30% reporting the use of two drugs and nearly 41% reporting the use of three drugs.

During state fiscal year 2018, a total of 10,483 children were removed from their parents by the Department of Child Services in Indiana; almost two-thirds (64%) of these removals were due to parental alcohol and/or drug use.

This fact sheet describes opiod overdose and illustrates that Marion County: has higher or similar rates of overdose deaths than many other counties; had an increasing rate of opoid overdose deaths in recent years; and had a majority of overdose deaths involving opioids, DR3788.

This fact sheet on overdoses shows that Marion County has: higher rates of overdose that many other counties; an increasing rate of overdoses in recent years; and that a majority of overdose deaths involved opioids, DR3788.

The percentage of stabbing and firearm related emergency department (ED) visits in Marion County has been persitently higher among males compared to females. The percentage of stabbing and firearm related ED visits has increased more quickly among males between 2012 and 2018 while the increase among females has been rather consistent, increasing slightly between 2015 and 2018 (DR3774).