By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2015: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2015: N/A
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
1,218
2015: 1,285
Stimulants dispensed
359
2015: 354
Benzodiazepines dispensed
590
2015: 594
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2015: 10
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
127
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
84
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
77
2015: 108
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.9
%
2015: 8.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.3
%
2015: 6.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
164
2015: 161
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 14
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.
