By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
34
2015: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
31
2015: 10
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
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
683
2015: 717
Stimulants dispensed
272
2015: 253
Benzodiazepines dispensed
326
2015: 331
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
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
15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
179
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
188
2015: 219
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.5
%
2015: 7.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.7
%
2015: 7.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
61
2015: 54
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 13
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.
