By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
33
2015: 14
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
30
2015: 13
Deaths Involving Opioids
27
2015: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
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
968
2015: 1,031
Stimulants dispensed
333
2015: 328
Benzodiazepines dispensed
399
2015: 421
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
25
2015: 19
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
163
Opioid-Related Overdoses
33
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
122
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
188
2015: 268
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.8
%
2015: 8.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.1
%
2015: 7.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
123
2015: 93
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 11
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.
