By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2016: 1
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
1,183
2016: 1,257
Stimulants dispensed
237
2016: 216
Benzodiazepines dispensed
436
2016: 487
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2016: 13
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
94
2016: 115
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2016: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
126
2016: 39
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
128
2016: 142
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.6
%
2016: 7.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.9
%
2016: 6.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
131
2016: 91
Incidence of HIV Cases
23
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.
