Investor Presentaiton
Track progress and measure
our impact
To track our progress in combatting the epidemic, North Carolina will monitor these 12 metrics
as part of the North Carolina's Opioid Action Plan 2.0.
Metrics*
Track progress and measure our impact
2016
2017
2018
Number of unintentional opioid-related deaths of NC Residents (ICD-10)
Number of ED visits that received an opioid overdose diagnosis (all intents)
Reduce the supply of prescription and illicit opioids
1,407
1,884
Data pending^
5,546
7,455
6,772
Total number of opioid pills dispensed
58,014,500
52,137,500
43,348,100
Percent of opioid deaths involving heroin or fentanyl/fentanyl analogues
Prevent overdoses by advancing harm reduction, reducing stigma, and addressing non-medical drivers of health
Number of community naloxone reversals
59%
75%
80%
3,684
4,176
3,943
Number of newly-diagnosed acute hepatitis C cases
203
188
185
Raise community awareness and increase community prevention and response efforts
Percent of children in foster care due to parental substance use disorder
37%
39%
42%
Number of hospitalizations associated with drug withdrawal in newborns
1,278
1,392
Data pending
Expand access to treatment and recovery supports
Number of buprenorphine prescriptions dispensed
Number of uninsured individuals and Medicaid beneficiaries
with an opioid use disorder served by treatment programs
Address the needs of justice-involved populations
Number of law enforcement agencies carrying naloxone
Number of opioid overdoses deaths among recently released population
*Data are continually updated as additional cases, visits, claims, and other data points are finalized in each system.
^1,425 deaths as of May 1, 2019; final number for 2018 not available until the fall of 2019.
478,744
568,233
637,840
28,968
31,758
34,310
136
193
252
Data Pending
Data Pending
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