By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
20
2015: 18
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
17
2015: 17
Deaths Involving Opioids
15
2015: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2015: 2
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
1,393
2015: 1,466
Stimulants dispensed
336
2015: 322
Benzodiazepines dispensed
625
2015: 646
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2015: 10
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
108
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
272
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
358
2015: 364
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.1
%
2015: 8.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.6
%
2015: 7.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
153
2015: 111
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 19
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.
