By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2014: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2014: 10
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2014: 9
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
737
2014: 621
Stimulants dispensed
212
2014: 183
Benzodiazepines dispensed
380
2014: 372
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
3
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
74
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.4
%
2014: 5.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.9
%
2014: 5.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
55
Incidence of HIV Cases
12
2014: 9
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.
