By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
12
2015: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2015: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
10
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2015: 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
958
2015: 1,018
Stimulants dispensed
251
2015: 249
Benzodiazepines dispensed
491
2015: 511
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2015: 19
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
96
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
98
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
120
2015: 138
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.2
%
2015: 11.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.2
%
2015: 9.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
101
2015: 89
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 9
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.
