By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2015: N/A
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
875
2015: 935
Stimulants dispensed
212
2015: 205
Benzodiazepines dispensed
368
2015: 395
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
10
2015: 4
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
101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
43
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
45
2015: 41
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
4.7
%
2015: 3.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.1
%
2015: 3.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
79
2015: 56
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 26
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.
