In Wyoming, the death rate due to opioid overdoses is 8.1 per 100,000 people, almost 60% higher than it had been a decade prior, according to the Wyoming Prevention Depot.
Recent Facts About Drug Use
In Big Horn County
Big Horn County 12th graders: on how many occasions have you used marijuana during your lifetime?
- 0 occasions: 69.09%
- 1 to 2 occasions: 3.64%
- 3 to 5 occasions: 5.45%
- 6 to 9 occasions: 1.82%
- 10 to 19 occasions: 1.82%
- 20 to 39 occasions: 5.45%
- 40+ occasions: 12.73%
Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment, 2024.
Big Horn County, All High School students: during the past 30 days have you used prescription drugs not prescribed to you?
- Yes: 2.46%
- No: 97.54%
Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment, 2024.
Big Horn County, All High School students: on how many occasions have you used cocaine or crack during your lifetime?
- 0 occasions: 100%
- 1 to 2 occasions: 0%
- 3 to 5 occasions: 0%
- 6 to 9 occasions: 0%
- 10 to 19 occasions: 0%
- 20 to 39 occasions: 0%
- 40+ occasions: 0%
Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment, 2024.
Monitoring the Future Survey
National Youth Statistics (2019)
OPIOIDS
Big Horn County: When the Game Slows Down
Student athlete injuries are a given. It’s a matter of when, not if. Be educated about and prepared for pain management when your student athlete has an injury.
The situation is all too familiar for student athletes in Big Horn County and beyond. Check in for the game, go up for a layup, hear the pop, and feel the searing pain. While the student athlete’s season may be over, the real danger often lurks in the recovery.
According to the National Athletic Training Association (NATA), 90% of student athletes report sustaining some sort of sports-related injury, with an eye-popping 54% reporting they play while injured. Sadly, for a host of reasons, sports-related injuries are increasingly leaving our youth at risk of exposure to opioid-based pain medication.
Reach out to local hospitals, counselors, or other providers for help and support for student-athletes, parents, coaches, and medical providers. You can also visit When the Game Slows Down for additional information and tools to help keep student athletes safe when they sustain injuries.
Request a helpful brochure that will provide important resources to protect a student athlete by emailing chad.lindsay@wyo.gov.
Local & National Resources
We have gathered some resources to help you navigate tough conversations with your teen about substance abuse, mental healthcare, and suicide prevention.