By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2016: 1
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
1,120
2016: 1,224
Stimulants dispensed
341
2016: 370
Benzodiazepines dispensed
588
2016: 664
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2016: 17
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
134
2016: 156
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
2016: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
56
2016: 52
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
76
2016: 78
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
17.0
%
2016: 14.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.3
%
2016: 12.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
116
2016: 90
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
