This community health indicator addresses the number of Butte County opioid prescriptions per 1,000 residents (excluding buprenorphine). The indicator addresses the number of all opioid prescriptions (any quantity) filled at a pharmacy. The formula for the data is the total number of prescriptions, divided by Butte County's population that year, multiplied by 1,000. Buprenorphine is excluded because its use for pain is trivial statistically, compared to use for addiction.

Butte County data is represented by the black lines within the graph as compared to state of CA data (red line/target) collected within the same timeframes. Click Here to Access the California Opioid Dashboard