Polk County Behavioral Health Study | Page 73

As noted above , Substance Use Disorder deaths per 100,000 are lower in Polk County than the Florida average . Howev recognizes that behavioral health ( including substance use disorder ) remains a prominent community challenge .
Substance Use Disorder-related Deaths Deaths per 100,000 Population
Age-adjusted completed suicides by drug poisoning
1.7 2.0
Age-adjusted unintentional injury deaths by drug poisoning 17.9
2
Age-adjusted drug poisoning deaths 20.3
- 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 Florida Polk County
Rates per 100,000 Population
Polk County
Flori
Age-adjusted drug poisoning deaths
20.3
Age-adjusted unintentional injury deaths by drug poisoning
17.9
Age-adjusted completed suicides by drug poisoning
2.0
Source : FDOH Bureau of Vital Statistics , as shown in the Polk County Community Health Assessment . Available at http :// polk . floridahealth . gov / pro health-planning-and-statistics /_ documents / Polk _ CHA2020 . pdf