Posts by Christopher Stawasz/ AMR
American Medical Response (AMR) released it annual suspected opioid overdose statistical report today for New Hampshire’s two largest cities, Manchester & Nashua. Both communities experienced record low numbers.Â
AMR medics responded to a total of 70 suspected opioid ODs in Nashua and Manchester during March 2024; 50 in Manchester and 20 in Nashua; 10 of those calls were suspected opioid OD deaths: 6 were in Manchester and 4 were in Nashua.
AMR medics responded to a total of 49 suspected opioid ODs in Nashua and Manchester during February 2024: 36 in Manchester and 13 in Nashua. The same number as January in each city.
January continued the recent trend of a significant decrease in the number of suspected opioid overdoses in both Nashua and Manchester.
Opioid-related fatalities dropped significantly in Manchester last year which is highly encouraging. After two years of significant increases in the number of suspected opioid overdoses in Manchester, the 2023 number was essentially unchanged from the previous year.
In Manchester, suspected opioid ODs are trending 5% higher than last year on an annual basis. Total suspected fatal opioid ODs in Manchester are trending 19% lower than last year. 9% of the suspected opioid ODs AMR medics have responded to in Manchester have been fatal.
There were 18 suspected opioid deaths in Nashua and Manchester in February. That is the most suspected opioid deaths in a one-month period for Nashua and Manchester combined since tracking began in 2015. There were 13 suspected opioid OD deaths in Manchester and 5 in Nashua during February. Almost all of those deaths remain in a pending toxicology status but are highly suspected to involve opioids.
The total combined opioid overdoses for March 2019 in the state’s two largest cities of Nashua and Manchester were 89 with 10 of those being fatalities and 0 additional fatalities pending toxicology confirmation.
Monthly update from AMR based on Safe Station stats.
A summary of suspected opioid OD statistics and Safe Station visits for Manchester are provided here by AMR, through April 30, 2018. Note that we are now looking back over the period of 365 days for a true year-to- time period comparison, rather than just the same YTD time.