By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2016: 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
1,434
2016: 1,565
Stimulants dispensed
334
2016: 330
Benzodiazepines dispensed
809
2016: 904
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2016: 14
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
129
2016: 134
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2016: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2016: 14
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
154
2016: 129
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
172
2016: 210
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.9
%
2016: 6.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.6
%
2016: 5.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
175
2016: 152
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
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.
