By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
27
2016: 31
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2016: 28
Deaths Involving Opioids
19
2016: 25
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2016: 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
1,003
2016: 1,100
Stimulants dispensed
373
2016: 365
Benzodiazepines dispensed
617
2016: 652
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
28
2016: 27
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
101
2016: 98
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2016: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2016: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
257
2016: 224
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
177
2016: 216
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.9
%
2016: 16.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.8
%
2016: 15.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
114
2016: 92
Incidence of HIV Cases
4
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.
