By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
55
2014: 45
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
47
2014: 34
Deaths Involving Opioids
35
2014: 30
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2014: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2014: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2014: 8
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
1,243
2014: 1,164
Stimulants dispensed
292
2014: 284
Benzodiazepines dispensed
707
2014: 737
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2014: 12
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
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
467
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.1
%
2014: 9.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.9
%
2014: 7.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
97
Incidence of HIV Cases
5
2014: 12
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.
