By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
107
2016: 91
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
79
2016: 64
Deaths Involving Opioids
73
2016: 53
Deaths Involving Heroin
21
2016: 12
Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2016: 14
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
39
2016: 13
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
950
2016: 1,063
Stimulants dispensed
415
2016: 409
Benzodiazepines dispensed
582
2016: 614
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2016: 14
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
74
2016: 69
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2016: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2016: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
632
2016: 798
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
542
2016: 518
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.5
%
2016: 12.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.5
%
2016: 11.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
150
2016: 130
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
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.
