By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2015: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2015: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
1,224
2015: 1,265
Stimulants dispensed
370
2015: 377
Benzodiazepines dispensed
664
2015: 688
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2015: 26
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
156
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
52
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2015: 94
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.6
%
2015: 11.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.7
%
2015: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
90
2015: 61
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 18
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.
