By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Special Statistical Reports
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,001
2016: 876
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
782
2016: 684
Deaths Involving Opioids
748
2016: 616
Deaths Involving Heroin
144
2016: 108
Deaths Involving Cocaine
235
2016: 139
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
362
2016: 190
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
889
2016: 975
Stimulants dispensed
326
2016: 323
Benzodiazepines dispensed
501
2016: 536
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2016: 13
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
88
2016: 90
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2016: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2016: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
7,615
2016: 6,360
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,680
2016: 6,479
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.4
%
2016: 9.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.9
%
2016: 8.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
134
2016: 118
Incidence of HIV Cases
16
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.
