By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
118
2016: 87
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
99
2016: 54
Deaths Involving Opioids
94
2016: 65
Deaths Involving Heroin
33
2016: 36
Deaths Involving Cocaine
36
2016: 16
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
59
2016: 18
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
870
2016: 961
Stimulants dispensed
548
2016: 543
Benzodiazepines dispensed
548
2016: 588
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2016: 10
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
86
2016: 88
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2016: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
2016: 2
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
421
2016: 413
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
321
2016: 275
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.1
%
2016: 7.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.1
%
2016: 7.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
144
2016: 100
Incidence of HIV Cases
22
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.
