By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2016: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2016: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2016: 3
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
977
2016: 1,059
Stimulants dispensed
199
2016: 195
Benzodiazepines dispensed
521
2016: 588
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2016: 7
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
63
2016: 62
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2016: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
126
2016: 70
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
108
2016: 89
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.3
%
2016: 9.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.6
%
2016: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
144
2016: 117
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.
