SomervilleMeetings

23-1038 Communication Placed on File

Conveying information related to naloxone administration.

Sponsor
Matthew McLaughlin
Introduced
Jun 8, 2023
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
215631

History

  1. Jun 8, 2023
    City Council Placed on file · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 10.12.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: Please see the following related to naloxone doses administered: This fiscal year through February (7/1/22 - 2/28/23), there were 99 suspected opiate-related overdoses / illnesses. In 50 of those incidents, Narcan was administered. This does not represent all overdoses, only opiate related. For comparison, over the same period the year prior (7/1/21 - 2/28/22), there were 100 suspected opiate-related overdoses / illnesses. In 66 of those incidents Narcan was administered. Over the full year of FY22 (7/1/21 - 6/30/22), there were 157 suspected opiate-related overdoses / illnesses and Narcan was administered in 102. Total FY22 numbers are significantly elevated compared to prior years. The previous 5 year totals ranged between 103 - 137.