By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
31
2014: 24
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
28
2014: 21
Deaths Involving Opioids
27
2014: 20
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2014: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2014: 2
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
980
2014: 794
Stimulants dispensed
273
2014: 228
Benzodiazepines dispensed
591
2014: 534
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2014: 4
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
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
163
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.4
%
2014: 7.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.0
%
2014: 6.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
53
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2014: 13
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.
