By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2015: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2015: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2015: 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
758
2015: 807
Stimulants dispensed
169
2015: 159
Benzodiazepines dispensed
338
2015: 339
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2015: 8
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
131
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
44
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
56
2015: 60
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.8
%
2015: 6.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.8
%
2015: 5.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
232
2015: 246
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 46
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.
