By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
52
2014: 54
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
44
2014: 47
Deaths Involving Opioids
38
2014: 38
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
13
2014: 7
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
1,005
2014: 978
Stimulants dispensed
378
2014: 391
Benzodiazepines dispensed
643
2014: 667
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2014: 5
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
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
296
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.9
%
2014: 9.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2014: 8.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
62
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2014: 13
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.
