By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
22
2016: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
18
2016: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
18
2016: 10
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2016: 4
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
1,154
2016: 1,235
Stimulants dispensed
351
2016: 336
Benzodiazepines dispensed
630
2016: 657
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
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
87
2016: 88
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2016: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
13
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
111
2016: 85
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
107
2016: 109
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.3
%
2016: 14.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.6
%
2016: 11.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
105
2016: 86
Incidence of HIV Cases
8
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.
