By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2014: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2014: 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
807
2014: 917
Stimulants dispensed
159
2014: 182
Benzodiazepines dispensed
339
2014: 378
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2014: 3
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
N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
60
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.2
%
2014: 4.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.7
%
2014: 4.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
246
Incidence of HIV Cases
46
2014: 40
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.
