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 Psychostimulants
N/A
2015: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
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
N/A
2015: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2015: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2015: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
N/A
2015: N/A
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
2015: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2015: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2015: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
321
2015: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2015: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2015: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2015: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
23
2015: 22
Incidence of Hep C Cases
286
2015: 242
