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.
Medicaid Births in Marion County, by zip code, ranged from 16.8% in 46220 to 83.1% in 46241 during 2017 (DR4013).
The adolescent pregnancy rate has decreased from 2012 to 2017 in Marion County. Hispanic teens have the highest rates, followed by Black non-Hispanic female teens. From 2016 to 2017, the adolescent pregnancy rate decreased for all races, but increased for Hispanic adolescents (DR3841).
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.
Neonatal and infant mortality rates among racial/ethnic minority residents were higher than among White residents of Marion County during 2016 and 2017. Black residents carried the highest burden of disease with rates more than twice that of White residents (DR3737).
In Marion County, the homicide rate among males was consistently higher than that of females between 2012 and 2017. In 2017, the homicide rate among males was approximately four times higher than that of females, DR3774.
A racial inequity in homicide rates persisted between 2012 and 2017 such that non-Hispanic blacks experience higher homicide rates comapred to non-Hispanic whites. In 2017, the homicide rate of non-Hispanic blacks was approximately six times higher than that of non-Hispanic whites (DR3774).
The rate of domestic violence (intimate partner violence) in Marion County was nearly four-fold the national rate in 2016 and young women, particularly African American women, are at greatest risk, DR3773.
The homicide rate in Marion County increased between 2012 and 2017, reaching its highest in 2016 (DR3774).
In 2016, the Marion County homicide rate was approximately twice as high as the Indiana state homicide rate. Additionally, the Marion County homicide rate was higher than the United States' homicide rate, yet lower than Milwaukee's homicide rate (DR3774).
The percentage of Marion County (Indiana) residents living with HIV and a suppressed viral load (HIV RNA <200 copies/mL) has increased steadily in recent years. During the period 2013-2017, viral suppression increased from 79.1% to 85.2% (Pearson R=0.91; P<.05).
About 90% of primary and secondary syphilis cases in Marion County are in men. Case rates of primary and secondary syphilis for men who have sex with men (MSM) have remained much higher than for men who have sex with women only (MSW). In 2012, the estimated rate for MSM was about 78 times higher than for MSW, and in 2016, the estimated rate for MSM was about 80 times higher than for MSW. [DR3530]
Myocardial infarction hospitalization rates decreased from 200.0 in 2006 to 174.8 in 2011 then gradually increased to 197.1 in 2016 (DR3631).
Gonorrhea rates were consistently higher among African American residents of Marion County, with Hispanic/Latinos experiencing the lowest incidence during the period 2012-2016 (DR3530).
The myocardial infarction hospitalization rate in Marion County decreased from 2006-2009, but increased again in 2015-2016 (DR3631).
This graphs illustrates life expectacy for Marion County residents from 2007-2016, both overall and by two races-white and black. White residents had consistently higher life expectancy over this ten year period, DR3568.
The maternal smoking rate among Marion County residents was highest among whites, followed by black and Hispanic residents (DR3484).
This map illustrates life expectancy rates by zip code in Marion County in 2015 (DR3031).
Accidents continue to be a top cause of death among middle age residents in Marion County, DR3563.
This graph shows the percentage of mothers who smoked during pregnancy by race/ethnicity from 2007-2016. During this period, white residents had the highest prevalence of maternal smoking, followed by black residents. Maternal smoking steadily declined during this period, DR3484.
This graph show the percentage of premature births (less than 37 weeks) in Marion County, by race/ethnicity, from 2007-2016 (DR3484).
This graph illustrates the percentage of mothers who initiated prenatal care in the first trimester from 2007-2016. During this period, non-Hispanic white women were more likely than their minority peers to have received prenatal care during the first trimester of their pregnancy (DR3484).
This graph show the percentage of very low birth weight births (less than 1,500 grams) in Marion County, by race/ethnicity, from 2007-2016 (DR3484).
This graph shows the percentage of low birth weight births (less than 2,500 grams) in Marion County from 2007-2016. African Americans had the highest rate of low birth weight births for all years reported (DR3484).
This graph shows the percentage of Marion County mothers who breast fed upon hospital release, by race/ethnicity, from 2007-2016 (DR3484).
This graph illustrates post-neonatal infant mortality rates (age 28-364 days) for Marion County by race/ethnicity from 2007-2016 (DR3484).
This graph shows infant mortality rates in Marion County by race/ethnicity from 2007-2016.
