HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.04.21 - 22284REPORT (11ISC . 116046) April 21, 2016
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #16046 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR THE PREVENTION
AND TREATMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ABUSE IN THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN AND OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on April
11, 2016, reports with the recommendation the resolution be adopted with the addition of the
following paragraph:
"WHEREAS, we believe public policy must be targeted at ending the abuse of
prescription drugs while protecting the rights of patients for whom these prescriptions are
medically necessary.''
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16046
BY: Commissioner Michael Spisz, District #3 and Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #12
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORT FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF
PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ABUSE IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States according to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy; and
WHEREAS more than 54 million people ages 12 and older have abused prescription drugs at some point in their
lives and nearly 15 million people had done so in 2014; and
WHEREAS in 2014, prescription drug abuse accounted for nearly 22,000 drug overdose deaths, half of all drug
overdoses, with two types of prescription drugs largely responsible: painkillers — opioid analgesics and
tranquilizers — benzodiazepines; and
WHEREAS more than 16,000 prescription drug overdoses were related to painkillers; and
WHEREAS the Bureau of Substance Abuse and Addiction Services, Michigan Department of Community Health,
report that opioid painkillers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone have been identified as one of the
primary reasons for the tragic increase in prescription drug overdose deaths; and
WHEREAS the data compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control shows that most of the deaths from
prescription opioid overdose involve people between the ages of 25 and 54; and
WHEREAS in Michigan, more than 21 million prescriptions for controlled substances were written in 2014, roughly
four million more prescriptions written than in 2007 despite Michigan's population had decreased over the same
timeframe; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Department of Community Health reported 4,772 Michigan residents died from 2009 to
2012 due to unintentional or undetermined intent poisonings, equating to a rate of 12.3 deaths per 100,000
residents; and
WHEREAS of the 4,772 Michigan deaths, 60.3% were men and 39.7 were women; ranging in age from less than
15 to over 65 with the highest percentage of deaths between 45 to 55 years of age; and
WHEREAS in 2012, Michigan ranked 10th nationally in per capita prescribing rates of opioid pain relievers; and
WHEREAS Governor Rick Snyder in 2015, created the Michigan Prescription Drug and °plaid Abuse Task Force
to focus on addressing the escalating prescription drug and opioid problem in Michigan; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force has developed strategic statewide
recommendations to address Michigan's growing prescription drug and opioid abuse problem; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force recommends changes in regulations
and practices that could address this growing problem in Michigan; and
WHEREAS prescription drug and opioid abuse is in every community throughout Michigan and we all need to
work together in a proactive approach to address this plaguing issue; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division in 2015, recognizing the growing problem of prescription drug
and opioid abuse, convened the Oakland County Prescription Drug Abuse Partnership to create a coordinated,
strategic approach for the prevention and reduction of prescription drug abuse in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the partnership in Oakland County is a strong coalition of multi-disciplinary members with an active
interest in preventing overdose deaths has answered the call from the Michigan Prescription Drug and °plaid
Abuse Task Force with support and recommendations; and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan and Oakland County are working to address this critical epidemic, individually
and cohesively, through support, as advocates, and the implementation of strategic recommendations to end this
epidemic; and
WHEREAS administrative action or the enactment of legislation may be necessary to implement the strategic
recommendations in order to suppress this epidemic; and
WHEREAS the call is for support from communities, law enforcement, community agencies, and government
officials to help end this growing epidemic.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby support the
Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force, the Oakland County Prescription Drug Abuse
Partnership and their recommendations to end the addiction, the abuse, and the deaths of victims to prescription
drug and opioid use.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is directed to submit a copy of
this resolution to the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Lt. Governor, the Michigan Prescription Drug and
Opioid Abuse Task Force, the Oakland County Prescription Drug Abuse Partnership, and the Oakland County
Health Department, and the Oakland County delegation to the Michigan Legislature.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution,
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Resolution #16046 March 17, 2016
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #16046 April 21, 2016
Moved by Kochenderfer supported by Quarles the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman,
Crawford. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
HEREBY A PROVE THIS RESOL,(Ir(A
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 21, 2016,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 21 st day of April, 2016.
Lisa Brown Brown, Oakland County