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State Facts

297

Deaths or 84.9% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

175,000

Claims or 3.8% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 42 per prescriber.²

39.5

Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Delaware in 2023.³

$172.1 Million

Estimated excess cost to Delaware Medicaid for OUD in 2022.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$197,360,387.43
State Spending Recommendation

The Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission (POSDC) outlines settlement recommendations and oversees funding targeting harm reduction, primary and secondary prevention, workforce development, and research and data collection.

See the Prescription Opioid Settlement Tracker HERE.

 

Member & Endorser Footprint

Voices is backed by a broad coalition of organizations across the state united by a shared goal: ensuring patients have access to safe, effective, 
and individualized pain management throughout the continuum of care.

Co-Sponsors (119th)

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://cms-oeda.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5390718d875d4c049b1ac5976a9ff083

3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html

4. Health Management Associates (2025). Opioid Use Disorder in the Medicaid Fee-For-Service Program Economic Analysis. Opioid-Use-Disorder-Economic-Impact-on-Medicaid-Program-073125.pdf