By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
The dashboards will be updated quarterly to provide real-time data. For more information click on the links below:
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
944
2016: 1,052
Stimulants dispensed
181
2016: 187
Benzodiazepines dispensed
342
2016: 370
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2016: 7
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
This dashboard will be updated monthly to provide real-time data. For more information, click on the link below:
Drug-Related Overdoses
131
2016: 139
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2016: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
27
2016: 19
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
34
2016: 27
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.3
%
2016: 9.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.3
%
2016: 9.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
67
2016: 56
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
2016: 0
Funded through Grant #1H79TI080221-01 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Statistical sources: cdc.gov, asam.org and greenvilleonline.com.
