By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2015: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
10
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2015: 2
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
1,189
2015: 1,239
Stimulants dispensed
242
2015: 225
Benzodiazepines dispensed
484
2015: 513
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2015: 9
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
173
Opioid-Related Overdoses
27
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
123
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
75
2015: 115
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.3
%
2015: 6.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.3
%
2015: 5.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
128
2015: 69
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 19
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.
