By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
24
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
20
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
23
2016: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
16
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
776
2016: 862
Stimulants dispensed
265
2016: 267
Benzodiazepines dispensed
422
2016: 455
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
22
2016: 16
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
59
2016: 74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2016: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
183
2016: 120
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
151
2016: 119
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.2
%
2016: 12.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.4
%
2016: 12.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
140
2016: 121
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
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.
