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Ohio

State Facts

2,273

Deaths, or 72.5% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹

2.2 Million

Claims, or 3.47% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2022 – an average of 43 per prescriber.²

40.7

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

31,207

Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴

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Opioid Settlement Funds

$1,840,751,326.75
State Spending Recommendation

Support use of non-opioid pain treatment alternatives, including training providers to offer or refer to multi-modal, evidence-informed treatment of pain

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)

Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH-12)

Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH-12)

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. Office of the Inspector General (2023). The Consistently Low Percentage of Medicare Enrollees Receiving Medication to Treat Their Opioid Use Disorder Remains a Concern. https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/evaluation/2722/OEI-02-23-00250-Complete%20Report.pdf