By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2015: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2015: N/A
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
862
2015: 917
Stimulants dispensed
267
2015: 274
Benzodiazepines dispensed
455
2015: 487
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
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
74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
120
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
119
2015: 150
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.4
%
2015: 10.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.0
%
2015: 10.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
121
2015: 125
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 7
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.
