By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
31
2015: 30
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
28
2015: 25
Deaths Involving Opioids
25
2015: 22
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2015: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2015: 3
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
1,100
2015: 1,131
Stimulants dispensed
365
2015: 349
Benzodiazepines dispensed
652
2015: 652
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
27
2015: 21
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
98
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
224
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
216
2015: 223
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.6
%
2015: 13.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
15.0
%
2015: 11.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
92
2015: 52
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 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.
