Delaware's battle against the opioid crisis is marked by severe challenges and high stakes.

Key Statistics On Opioid Use in Delaware:

• From 2000 to 2019, the rate of drug overdose deaths in Delaware increased from 6.7 per 100,000 to 48.4 per 100,000, representing a seven-fold increase.
• 67% of drug overdose deaths were male, and 33% were female.
• Overdose deaths related to synthetic opioids account for more than 4x those of non-synthetic overdose deaths.
• 3 out of 4 individuals who died from drug overdoses were aged 25 to 54 years old.

Delaware may experience challenges similar to what the rest of the country sees in buprenorphine availability, where only 57.9% of pharmacies nationally report stocking this medication. This highlights the difficulties many in Delaware face in accessing life-saving treatment for opioid use disorder.

To address this challenge, Bicycle Health's pharmacy finder tool not only locates pharmacies in Delaware with available buprenorphine but also confirms insurance acceptance and ensures a stigma-free experience for patients. This tool has notably increased the success rate of locating in-stock medication to 75%, thereby significantly reducing the number of same-day unfilled prescriptions. With a 99% same-day fill rate for buprenorphine through this tool, Bicycle Health is helping to bridge the treatment gap in a tangible, impactful way.