By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
31
2016: 20
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
25
2016: 17
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2016: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2016: 3
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
1,301
2016: 1,393
Stimulants dispensed
343
2016: 336
Benzodiazepines dispensed
593
2016: 625
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2016: 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
109
2016: 108
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2016: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
8
2016: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
316
2016: 272
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
363
2016: 358
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.1
%
2016: 8.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.6
%
2016: 7.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
173
2016: 153
Incidence of HIV Cases
25
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.
