By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2016: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2016: 10
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2016: 4
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
1,100
2016: 1,189
Stimulants dispensed
242
2016: 242
Benzodiazepines dispensed
447
2016: 484
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2016: 12
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
160
2016: 173
Opioid-Related Overdoses
21
2016: 27
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
105
2016: 123
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
92
2016: 75
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.1
%
2016: 6.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.9
%
2016: 6.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
112
2016: 128
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.
