By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2015: 2
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
1,119
2015: 1,153
Stimulants dispensed
273
2015: 279
Benzodiazepines dispensed
548
2015: 547
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
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
122
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
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
61
2015: 65
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.8
%
2015: 5.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.8
%
2015: 4.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
120
2015: 63
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 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.
