This dataset summarizes the number of dependent children (less than 18 years old) removed from households in the 2017 and 2018 federal fiscal years due to parental drug abuse. The data indicates if the children were placed in kinship care or not.
*Kinship care refers to the care of children by relatives or, in some jurisdictions, close family friends (often referred to as fictive kin). Relatives are the preferred resource for children who must be removed from their birth parents because it maintains the children's connections with their families.

This indicator includes the count and rate of newly diagnosed cases of Hepatitis C per 1,000 individuals estimated to have Drug Use Disorder.

This dataset reports county numbers of intakes by individuals seeking treatment from hotline staff since the inception of Pennsylvania’s Get Help Now Hotline, text line, and chat line in November 2016.
When a field is blank the information is not available; these data were not collected at the time of the phone call.

This dataset contains summary information on opioid drug seizures and arrests made by Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) personnel, stationed statewide, on a quarterly basis. Every effort is made to collect and record all opioid drug seizures and arrests however, the information provided may not represent the totality of all seizures and opioid arrests made by PSP personnel.
Data is currently available from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2019.
Seizure
Opioids seized as a result of undercover buys, search warrants, traffic stops and other investigative encounters.
An incident is a Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) recorded violation of the Controlled Substance Act and an entry into the PSP Statistical Narcotics System.
By regulation, entry is made by the PSP as stated in PSP Administrative Regulation 9-6:
When violations of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act are reported, the required statistical information concerning the incident shall be entered into the Statistical Narcotic Reporting System (SNRS).
Incidents may include undercover buys, search warrants, traffic stops and other investigative encounters
So, an “incident” is not based on any arrest, but on a reported violation, though it often can include arrests.
The incidents that are selected and forwarded to the portal are those that include a record of one or more seizures of the opioid drugs. In turn, a subset of those selected incidents also contains a record of one or more arrests.
This is PSP data only, it would not include any Federal case/incident data.

This dataset contains the total counts of PA Department of Human Services (DHS) Medical Assistance (MA) individuals diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) or OUD Poisoning. Also included are individuals receiving MAT (Medication assisted treatment - the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders.) NOT diagnosed in the same period. Limited to the Newly Eligible (Under the Medical Assistance Expansion Program. Find more information here: http://www.dhs.pa.gov/cs/groups/webcontent/documents/document/c_257436.pdf) segment of DHS population. Internally defined as DHS Category of Assistance = MG (Modified Adjusted Gross Income - MAGI) MG and Program Status = 91 (Newly Eligible). Counts are reported by Pennsylvania case county and covers calendar years 2015 -2018.

This data set provides an estimate of the number of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease at the end of each year for 2012 through 2016 and the number of these persons who have injection drug use identified as the primary risk for having acquired the infection. The data sets also provides the number of new diagnoses of HIV Disease by county among all persons and among those with injection drug identified as the primary risk. These data are derived through HIV surveillance activities of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Laboratories and providers are required to report HIV test results for all individuals with a result that indicates the presence of HIV infection. These include detectable viral load results and CD4 results below 200 cells. These data are reported electronically to the Pennsylvania National Electronic Disease Surveillance System. The most recent patient address information obtained from all reports (both HIV and non-HIV reports) is used to identify last known county of residence in 2016. Cases are also matched to lists that identify individuals who have been reported to be living outside of Pennsylvania by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remove cases that are presumed to have moved from Pennsylvania. Address data for Philadelphia County cases are extracted from the Pennsylvania enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System.

IDU: use of non-prescribed injection drugs (e.g., heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, etc.)

HIV Disease: Confirmed infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a stage of HIV Disease marked by a low CD4 count and/or certain co-morbid conditions.

Countywide counts of maternal hospital stays with opioid use and countywide rates of maternal hospital stays with opioid use per 1,000 maternal stays.
Maternal stays include those involving a delivery, as well as other pregnancy-related stays. Opioid use, or opioid use disorder, is a diagnosis indicating opioid dependence, abuse, or use. Some opioid drugs may be prescribed as part of medication-assisted treatment to relieve withdrawal symptoms and psychological cravings often associated with opioid use disorders. Opioid use during pregnancy can lead to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) for newborns.
This analysis is restricted to maternal hospital stays for Pennsylvania-state residents who were hospitalized in Pennsylvania hospitals.
Disclaimer:
PHC4’s database contains statewide hospital discharge data submitted to PHC4 by Pennsylvania hospitals. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information obtained from the Uniform Claims and Billing Form (UB-82/92/04) data elements. Computer collection edits and validation edits provide opportunity to correct specific errors that may have occurred prior to, during or after submission of data. The ultimate responsibility for data accuracy lies with individual providers.
PHC4 agents and staff make no representation, guarantee, or warranty, expressed or implied that the data received from the hospitals are error-free, or that the use of this data will prevent differences of opinion or disputes with those who use published reports or purchased data. PHC4 will bear no responsibility or liability for the results or consequences of its use.

Percent of Pennsylvania delivery hospital stays, categorized by the presence or absence of opioid use, that had at least one readmission within 365 of being discharged.

Opioid use, or opioid use disorder, is a diagnosis indicating opioid dependence, abuse, or use. Some opioid drugs may be prescribed as part of medication-assisted treatment to relieve withdrawal symptoms and psychological cravings often associated with opioid use disorders. Opioid use during pregnancy can lead to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) for newborns.

This analysis is restricted to delivery hospital stays with Pennsylvania-state residence who were hospitalized in Pennsylvania hospitals.

Disclaimer:
PHC4’s database contains statewide hospital discharge data submitted to PHC4 by Pennsylvania hospitals. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information obtained from the Uniform Claims and Billing Form (UB-82/92/04) data elements. Computer collection edits and validation edits provide opportunity to correct specific errors that may have occurred prior to, during or after submission of data. The ultimate responsibility for data accuracy lies with individual providers.

PHC4 agents and staff make no representation, guarantee, or warranty, expressed or implied that the data received from the hospitals are error-free, or that the use of this data will prevent differences of opinion or disputes with those who use published reports or purchased data. PHC4 will bear no responsibility or liability for the results or consequences of its use.

This interactive map depicts the amount of opioids, in kilograms, seized by the Pennsylvania State Police quarterly, by county. Use the drop-down menus to select quarter and year to see the amount of opioids seized by the Pennsylvania State Police in each county. The drug drop-down menu will allow you to view a separate map for each opioid drug type. Care should be taken regarding inferences made about the location in which opioids are seized as drugs can be transient and therefore seized in areas other than their origination or destination. The opioid seizures reflected on this map may not include all active investigations by the Pennsylvania State Police.

This indicator includes the rate of hospitalization per 1,000 individuals estimated to have Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) for Opioid Use Disorder, Intracranial and intraspinal Abscess, Osteomyelitis, Endocarditis, Soft skin tissue infection, and Viral Hepatitis (B, C, and D) for individuals diagnosed with OUD in the same calendar year.
* Analyses were completed by the University of Pittsburgh using data from the PA Health Care Cost Containment Council and in cooperation with PA DOH.
PHC4’s database contains statewide hospital discharge data submitted to PHC4 by Pennsylvania hospitals. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information obtained from the Uniform Claims and Billing Form (UB-82/92/04) data elements. Computer collection edits and validation edits provide opportunity to correct specific errors that may have occurred prior to, during or after submission of data. The ultimate responsibility for data accuracy lies with individual providers.