By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
93
2016: 68
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
69
2016: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
71
2016: 42
Deaths Involving Heroin
17
2016: 11
Deaths Involving Cocaine
31
2016: 17
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
38
2016: 16
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
766
2016: 842
Stimulants dispensed
321
2016: 314
Benzodiazepines dispensed
432
2016: 463
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2016: 6
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
73
2016: 77
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2016: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
1
2016: 1
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
410
2016: 242
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
207
2016: 220
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.9
%
2016: 5.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.4
%
2016: 5.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
145
2016: 138
Incidence of HIV Cases
30
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.
