By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2016: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2016: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
705
2016: 761
Stimulants dispensed
253
2016: 246
Benzodiazepines dispensed
299
2016: 315
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2016: 11
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
71
2016: 86
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2016: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
136
2016: 119
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
90
2016: 105
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.7
%
2016: 5.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.6
%
2016: 5.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
130
2016: 110
Incidence of HIV Cases
22
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.
