By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2016: 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
739
2016: 758
Stimulants dispensed
183
2016: 169
Benzodiazepines dispensed
336
2016: 338
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2016: 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
129
2016: 131
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2016: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
52
2016: 44
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
48
2016: 56
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.3
%
2016: 6.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.2
%
2016: 6.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
330
2016: 232
Incidence of HIV Cases
35
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.
