By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
19
2014: 22
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
17
2014: 21
Deaths Involving Opioids
14
2014: 19
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2014: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2014: 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
1,292
2014: 1,287
Stimulants dispensed
330
2014: 332
Benzodiazepines dispensed
688
2014: 742
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2014: 17
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
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
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
123
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.3
%
2014: 13.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.2
%
2014: 11.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
57
Incidence of HIV Cases
12
2014: 11
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.
