By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
12
2016: 12
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
10
2016: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2016: 10
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
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
884
2016: 958
Stimulants dispensed
248
2016: 251
Benzodiazepines dispensed
476
2016: 491
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2016: 21
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
107
2016: 96
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2016: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
117
2016: 98
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
110
2016: 120
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.4
%
2016: 11.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.9
%
2016: 9.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
124
2016: 101
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
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.
