By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2014: 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
1,078
2014: 1,178
Stimulants dispensed
193
2014: 201
Benzodiazepines dispensed
372
2014: 433
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2014: 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
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
33
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.6
%
2014: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.6
%
2014: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
60
Incidence of HIV Cases
50
2014: 29
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.
