By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
69
2016: 63
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2016: 47
Deaths Involving Opioids
47
2016: 36
Deaths Involving Heroin
11
2016: 7
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2016: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
23
2016: 18
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
1,031
2016: 1,154
Stimulants dispensed
290
2016: 298
Benzodiazepines dispensed
619
2016: 678
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2016: 15
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
91
2016: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2016: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2016: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
504
2016: 414
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
411
2016: 381
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.5
%
2016: 11.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.4
%
2016: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
131
2016: 121
Incidence of HIV Cases
7
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.
