By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
91
2015: 112
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
64
2015: 87
Deaths Involving Opioids
53
2015: 75
Deaths Involving Heroin
12
2015: 16
Deaths Involving Cocaine
14
2015: 22
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
13
2015: 35
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
1,063
2015: 1,120
Stimulants dispensed
409
2015: 393
Benzodiazepines dispensed
614
2015: 631
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2015: 16
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
69
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
798
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
518
2015: 603
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.9
%
2015: 10.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.5
%
2015: 9.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
130
2015: 101
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 13
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.
