By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Greenville County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
112
2014: 95
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
87
2014: 70
Deaths Involving Opioids
75
2014: 67
Deaths Involving Heroin
16
2014: 14
Deaths Involving Cocaine
22
2014: 20
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
35
2014: 14
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,120
2014: 910
Stimulants dispensed
393
2014: 334
Benzodiazepines dispensed
631
2014: 561
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2014: 16
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
603
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.9
%
2014: 9.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.9
%
2014: 8.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
101
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2014: 15
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.
