By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2015: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2015: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
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
705
2015: 737
Stimulants dispensed
220
2015: 212
Benzodiazepines dispensed
376
2015: 380
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
3
2015: 3
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
84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
73
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2015: 74
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.1
%
2015: 6.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.6
%
2015: 5.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
78
2015: 55
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 12
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.
