By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
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
921
2015: 924
Stimulants dispensed
308
2015: 297
Benzodiazepines dispensed
551
2015: 571
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2015: 13
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
101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
80
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
102
2015: 167
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.8
%
2015: 7.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.5
%
2015: 6.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
131
2015: 88
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 14
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.
