By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
33
2015: 40
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
25
2015: 37
Deaths Involving Opioids
20
2015: 30
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2015: 1
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
989
2015: 1,028
Stimulants dispensed
232
2015: 223
Benzodiazepines dispensed
604
2015: 606
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2015: 11
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
93
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
233
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
294
2015: 311
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.7
%
2015: 6.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.1
%
2015: 5.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
113
2015: 75
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 6
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.
