By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2015: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2015: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2015: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2015: 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
925
2015: 963
Stimulants dispensed
307
2015: 293
Benzodiazepines dispensed
417
2015: 424
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2015: 4
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
85
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
91
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
100
2015: 101
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.0
%
2015: 4.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.7
%
2015: 4.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
73
2015: 59
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 13
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.
