By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2016: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
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
699
2016: 779
Stimulants dispensed
127
2016: 131
Benzodiazepines dispensed
289
2016: 306
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
22
2016: 20
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
80
2016: 64
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2016: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
13
2016: 17
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
25
2016: 19
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.8
%
2016: 7.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.9
%
2016: 4.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
113
2016: 107
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
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.
