By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
467
2016: 518
Stimulants dispensed
93
2016: 94
Benzodiazepines dispensed
213
2016: 235
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
35
2016: 20
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
80
2016: 82
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2016: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
39
2016: 22
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
28
2016: 23
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.3
%
2016: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2016: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
146
2016: 97
Incidence of HIV Cases
22
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.
