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Source and Link Level of Data Description of Data/ Information
AARP “Understanding Drug Side-Effects As You Age” National Side effect considerations for older adults who are taking multiple medications.

  • Prescription drug misuse
  • Over the counter drug misuse
Abramson, TobiA., et al.: “Culture and Mental Health: Providing Appropriate Services for a Diverse Older Population“ National Advice on using cultural competency to work with Older Adults
America’s Health Rankings State An annual report that gives older adults (65+) a specific breakdown of their various indicators for each state along with all of the US

  • Frequent mental distress
  • Premature death
  • Depression
  • Avoided care due to cost
  • Access to care
Black, Pamela and Lauren J Joseph: “Still Dazed and Confused: midlife marijuana use by the baby boom generation” National Statistics on marijuana use in older adults

  • 80% of marijuana users 50+ perceived no or only slight risk in smoking marijuana
CDC’s Alcohol and Public Health: Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) State Lists various totals for the number of harmful effects including death and chronic disease attributable to alcohol use in Indiana by age group (50-64, 65+)

  • Cancer diagnosis annual average 100% attributable to alcohol
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis annual average 100% attributable to alcohol
  • Heart disease diagnosis annual average 100% attributable to alcohol
  • Motor vehicle diagnosis annual average 100% attributable to alcohol
CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) State Health-related telephone surveys that collect data on risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventative services.

  • Number of mentally unhealthy days
Cheeta S, Halil A, Kenny M, Sheehan E, Zamyadi R, Williams AL, Webb L: “Does perception of drug-related harm change with age? A cross-sectional online survey of young and older people.” National Perception of harm with alcohol stratified by age group.

  • 45+ age group did not perceive alcohol as any more harmful than the younger group
  • Perceptions of drug-related harms were inconsistent with current knowledge from research on drugs
  • This survey demonstrates that the greatest misperception was in relation to alcohol-related harms which did not change with age
Choi NG, DiNitto DM, Marti CN, Choi BY: “Relationship between marijuana and other illicit drug use and depression/suicidal thoughts among late middle-aged and older adults” National Odds of major depression and suicide in relation to marijuana and other illicit drug use.

  • Those who had past year and lifetime drug misuse had higher odds of major depressive disorder
  • Those who used marijuana and other illicit drugs had significantly higher odds of suicidal thoughts
County Business Patterns County Sectors of work broken down by county
DataUSA County, State, National Compares different counties’ demographic data

  • Poverty rate
  • Median household income
  • Employed population
  • Citizenship rates and foreign-born populations
Dinitto DM, Choi NG: “Marijuana use among older adults in the USA: user characteristics, patterns of use, and implications for intervention” National Rates of marijuana use among older adults, as well as associated risk factors for older adults who reported use.

  • 2.8% of surveyed adults were past-year marijuana users. Of them, 23% had used marijuana on at least half the days of the year.
  • Past-year marijuana users were more likely to be younger, black, and not married, and reported higher psychological distress.
DMHA County Provider Report County Number of individuals served for mental health and  addiction treatment by specific providers in the county
Grant BF, Chou SP, Saha TD, et al. “Prevalence of 12-Month Alcohol Use, High-Risk Drinking, and DSM-IV Alcohol Use Disorder in the United States, 2001-2002 to 2012-2013: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions” National Prevalence rates of the listed risk substance misuse disorders broken down by age groups and race/ethnicity
Han B, Moore A, Ferris R, Palamar J.: “Binge drinking among older adults in the United States, 2015-2017” National Article highlights the importance of screening for binge drinking behavior among older adults to minimize harm.

  • Over a tenth of older adults in the US are estimated to be current binge drinkers.
Healthy Living: A Look at How African American Older Adults Are Managing Their Emotional And Mental Well-Being National Mental and emotional health impacts on African American Older Adults due to COVID-19
Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission: Alcohol County Alcohol enforcement violations by year and month
Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission: Excise Checks County Number of excise alcohol compliance checks in a year and number of failed alcohol compliance checks
Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission: Tobacco County Tobacco enforcement violations by year and month
Indiana Criminal Justice Institute OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) Dashboard County and State Five-year Analysis of Alcohol and/or Drug Impaired Driving in Indiana

  • Arrests for OWI Offenses
  • Suspensions for OWI Offenses
  • E-citations for OWI offenses
  • Blood test submissions and breath tests
Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) Drug Overdose Dashboard County and State County response systems (OFR, Syringe Exchange, etc.) and opioid prescription rates

  • Opioid prescription rates
  • Hospital discharges
  • Overdose deaths
Indiana INdicators County and State Health dashboard that allows you to see county-level snapshot of important health trends and 4-year change in trends for any given indicator

  • Access to care
  • Cancer rates
  • Disease prevention
  • Adults reporting fair health
  • Mental health
IPRC Regional Data (Epidemiological Data) County Population counts, economic indicators

  • Substance Use treatment episodes
  • Non-fatal emergency department visits involving opioids
  • School suspensions or expulsions related to alcohol, tobacco, and/or drug use
Kathleen Cameron, National Center On Aging, “Navigating Social Isolation and Loneliness as an Older Adult” National
  • Social isolation and loneliness, despite being different, are connected and can deeply impact the quality of life for older adults
  • The physical, emotional, and mental health of older adults is directly impacted by social connection.
  • There are proactive steps older adults can take to reduce harmful effects related to isolation and loneliness
Kuberis A, Sacco P, Blazer DG, Moore AA: “Substance Abuse Among Older Adults” National How self-efficacy and motivation to change affect substance use and mental health in older adults.

  • Older adults were found to be less strongly motivated to change their drinking than their younger counterparts, as they did not perceive their alcohol use as being particularly severe.
  • Low self-efficacy is related to fewer health-promotion behaviors among older adults because they perceive their physical limitations as an unavoidable component of aging.
Lloyd SL, Striley CW. “Marijuana Use Among Adults 50 Years or Older in the 21st Century” National Demographic-related risk factors for marijuana use in older adults

  • The greatest increase in marijuana use was observed among those in the older adult population 50 years or older, and those 65 years or older had the greatest increase in marijuana use in the older adult population.
  • Common correlates of marijuana use among those in the older population included being male, being unmarried, having multiple chronic diseases, having psychological stress, and using other substances such as alcohol, tobacco, other illicit drugs, and prescription drugs.
Mason M, Soliman R, Kim HS, Post LA “Disparities by Sex and Race Ethnicity in Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose among Adults 55 Years of Older, 1999 to 2019” National Gives national disparities seen between sexes, races, and ethnicities for death rates due to opioid overdoses among older adults
Minkler M, Fuller-Thompson E: “The Health of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Results of a National Study” National
  • Custodial grandparents were significantly more likely to have limitations in 4 of the 5 activities of daily living (ADLs) examined, with more than half reporting some limitation in 1 of the 5 ADLs. Caregiving grandparents had 50% higher odds of having an ADL limitation.
  • Caregivers were significantly more likely to report lower satisfaction with health, and a statistical trend indicated that the caregivers had lower self-rated health.
Mira JJ, Orozco-Beltrán D, Pérez-Jover V, et al. Physician patient communication failure facilitates medication errors in older polymedicated patients with multiple comorbidities. National Prevalence and contributing factors of medication mistakes in older adults with multiple medications

  • Mistakes by polymedicated patients with multiple comorbidities represent a real risk that should be addressed by the professionals (A medication error last year was reported by 287 patients (75%), and 16 patients (4%) reported four or more errors. Most cases concerned the doage, a similar appearance of the medication or the lack of understanding of the physician’s instructions. Very severe consequences occurred in 19 cases (5%).)
  • Multiole comorbidities and a greater number of treatments were associated with making mistakes.
  • Frequent changes in prescription, not considering the prescriptions of other physicians, inconsistency int he messages, being treated by various different physicians at the same time, a feeling of not being listened to, or loss of trust in the physician were associated with making medication mistakes.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) State and National Shares national and state statistics on mental illness and its far-reaching impacts.

  • Rate of adults who experience mental illness each year
  • Impact of COVID-19 on mental health
  • Barriers to seeking mental health care
National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics (NCDAS) Drug Overdose Death Rates State and National
  • Drug overdose deaths per year
  • What proportion of all deaths were drug overdoses
  • OD death rate change year to year
  • Comparing national average of OD death rate to Indiana
  • What percentage of OD deaths nation-wide occurred in Indiana
  • Drug-specific statistics for abuse
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) State Persons killed by county due to drunk driver broken down by BAC level
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) National Data on various drug-related and risk factor behaviors.

  • Initiation of substance use
  • Perceived risk of substance use
  • Major depresssive episodes in the past year
  • Any mental illness among adults in the past year
  • Serious mental illness among adults in the past year
  • Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adults
  • Percieved recovery
  • Substance use, mental health issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCDAS Drug Overdose Death Rates State and National
  • Drug overdose death rates per year
  • What proportion of all deaths were drug overdoses
  • OD death rate change year to year
  • Comparing national average of OD death rate to Indiana
  • What percentages of OD deaths nation-wide occurred in Indiana
  • Drug-specific statistics for abuse
Next Level Recovery Data Dashboard County and State Hospital discharges, deaths from drug overdose, naloxone administration rate
NIH DrugFacts: Substance Use in Older Adults National Prescription medicines, opioid pain medicines, marijuana, nicotine, vaping, alcohol, SUD treatment
Qato DM, Alexander GC, Conti RM, Johnson M, Schumm P, Lindau ST.: “Use of prescription and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements among older adults in the United States” National
  • Prescription usage rates
  • Numbers of prescriptions used
  • Drug interaction risk data
SAMHSA and NSDUH’s Behavioral Health Barometer: State Barometers State Provides an annual update on a series of topics that focus on substance use and mental health (collectively referred to as behavioral health)

  • Young adult mental health
Social Isolation and Loneliness Among the Aging Population National Seminar with the Alliance for Health Policy and the NIHCM Foundation that discusses the negative impacts of isolation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) Dashboard County, State, National Dashboard put together by SEOW based on years’ worth of reports on the epidemiological data regarding substance use and abuse in Indiana that can then be compared with data from the United States

  • Mental health indicators
State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) Reports County, State, National Yearly State Epidemiological Profile and research briefs on substance misuse as well as related factors such as mental health
Stats Explorer through Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) County and State Provides quick access to publicly-available health and health-related statistics through a single easy-to-use resource for both public health professionals and the general public.

  • Deaths from suicide
The State of Mental Health and Aging in America National Reviews existing data and lays the foundation for understanding key issues related to mental health in adults over 50. Also has some key statistics that point out the different experiences of 50-64 year-olds compared to 65+ year-olds.

  • Adults aged 50-64 more likely than adults aged 65 or older to report that they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their lives (5.8% vs 3.5%)
The White House: Reducing the Economic Burden of Unmet Mental Health Needs National The current state of mental health in the US and explanation of why care is not accessed (cost of mental health care is burdensome)
United Health Foundation American’s Health Rankings State and National Allows you to compare Indiana to the rest of the United States on a variety of health measures listed below.

  • For each specific health measure, gives you a breakdown of the subpopulations within that measure (i.e. the percentage of older adults who use e-cigarettes)
  • There are other measures besides health that can be viewed which include social/economic factors, physical environment, and demographics.
US Census Bureau County, State, National Percentage of the population in certain age brackets, Population growth numbers, life expectancy, median household income

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