By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
16
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2016: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
14
2016: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2016: 1
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
1,101
2016: 1,218
Stimulants dispensed
348
2016: 359
Benzodiazepines dispensed
558
2016: 590
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2016: 8
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
135
2016: 127
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2016: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
8
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
100
2016: 84
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
82
2016: 77
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.4
%
2016: 7.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.8
%
2016: 7.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
215
2016: 164
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
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.
