By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2015: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
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
1,565
2015: 1,579
Stimulants dispensed
330
2015: 318
Benzodiazepines dispensed
904
2015: 909
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2015: 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
134
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
14
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
129
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
210
2015: 195
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.8
%
2015: 6.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.9
%
2015: 6.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
152
2015: 84
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 22
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.
