By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: N/A
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
998
2016: 1,076
Stimulants dispensed
256
2016: 259
Benzodiazepines dispensed
446
2016: 471
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
5
2016: 7
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
93
2016: 97
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2016: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
35
2016: 34
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
39
2016: 32
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.5
%
2016: 8.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.2
%
2016: 8.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
75
2016: 95
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
