By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
1,075
2016: 1,119
Stimulants dispensed
261
2016: 273
Benzodiazepines dispensed
532
2016: 548
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2016: 18
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
2016: 122
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2016: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2016: 0
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
75
2016: 61
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.4
%
2016: 5.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.9
%
2016: 4.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
109
2016: 120
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
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.
