By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2016: 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
1,103
2016: 1,160
Stimulants dispensed
217
2016: 212
Benzodiazepines dispensed
558
2016: 591
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2016: 16
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
113
2016: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2016: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
93
2016: 89
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
116
2016: 132
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.2
%
2016: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.8
%
2016: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
141
2016: 106
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
