By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
527
2016: 562
Stimulants dispensed
198
2016: 191
Benzodiazepines dispensed
278
2016: 303
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2016: 26
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
79
2016: 86
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2016: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
21
2016: 23
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
19
2016: 24
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.2
%
2016: 7.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.3
%
2016: 7.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
73
2016: 41
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
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.
