By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2015: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2015: N/A
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
761
2015: 790
Stimulants dispensed
246
2015: 239
Benzodiazepines dispensed
315
2015: 317
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2015: 7
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
86
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
119
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
105
2015: 99
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.8
%
2015: 4.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.0
%
2015: 4.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
110
2015: 83
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 23
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.
