By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
0
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2016: N/A
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
1,039
2016: 1,073
Stimulants dispensed
154
2016: 151
Benzodiazepines dispensed
356
2016: 408
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
24
2016: 11
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
48
2016: 53
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2016: 7
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
67
2016: 45
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
77
2016: 70
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.8
%
2016: 7.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.8
%
2016: 5.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
273
2016: 208
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.
