By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
25
2016: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
18
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
12
2016: 4
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
660
2016: 705
Stimulants dispensed
219
2016: 220
Benzodiazepines dispensed
370
2016: 376
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2016: 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
95
2016: 84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2016: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
86
2016: 73
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
84
2016: 78
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.7
%
2016: 6.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.5
%
2016: 5.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
93
2016: 78
Incidence of HIV Cases
8
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.
