By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
103
2016: 146
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
84
2016: 107
Deaths Involving Opioids
77
2016: 101
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2016: 11
Deaths Involving Cocaine
37
2016: 36
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
36
2016: 34
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
1,034
2016: 1,132
Stimulants dispensed
308
2016: 310
Benzodiazepines dispensed
568
2016: 628
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2016: 32
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
119
2016: 126
Opioid-Related Overdoses
25
2016: 30
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2016: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
690
2016: 609
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,005
2016: 847
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.7
%
2016: 13.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.7
%
2016: 12.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
224
2016: 224
Incidence of HIV Cases
24
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.
