By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2015: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
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
779
2015: 779
Stimulants dispensed
131
2015: 131
Benzodiazepines dispensed
306
2015: 311
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2015: 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
64
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
17
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
19
2015: 18
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.2
%
2015: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.5
%
2015: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
107
2015: 77
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 18
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.
