By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
60
2016: 48
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
52
2016: 44
Deaths Involving Opioids
45
2016: 42
Deaths Involving Heroin
7
2016: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
24
2016: 17
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
683
2016: 771
Stimulants dispensed
287
2016: 278
Benzodiazepines dispensed
408
2016: 439
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
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
60
2016: 63
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2016: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
13
2016: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
449
2016: 321
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
306
2016: 257
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.3
%
2016: 11.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.6
%
2016: 11.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
115
2016: 111
Incidence of HIV Cases
12
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.
