By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
40
2016: 28
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
31
2016: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
31
2016: 23
Deaths Involving Heroin
7
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
19
2016: 6
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
840
2016: 930
Stimulants dispensed
286
2016: 287
Benzodiazepines dispensed
546
2016: 572
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2016: 8
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
51
2016: 46
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6
2016: 5
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
137
2016: 131
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
153
2016: 228
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.2
%
2016: 8.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.6
%
2016: 7.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
70
2016: 68
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
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.
