By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
44
2015: 52
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
40
2015: 44
Deaths Involving Opioids
33
2015: 38
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2015: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
14
2015: 13
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
949
2015: 1,005
Stimulants dispensed
394
2015: 378
Benzodiazepines dispensed
635
2015: 643
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2015: 6
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
79
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
3
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
262
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
252
2015: 296
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.5
%
2015: 10.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.1
%
2015: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
102
2015: 62
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 10
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.
