By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
48
2015: 42
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
44
2015: 34
Deaths Involving Opioids
42
2015: 28
Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2015: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2015: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
17
2015: 4
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
771
2015: 843
Stimulants dispensed
278
2015: 273
Benzodiazepines dispensed
439
2015: 459
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
63
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
321
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
257
2015: 248
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.5
%
2015: 9.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.2
%
2015: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
111
2015: 97
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2015: 9
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.
