By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2017: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2017: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2017: 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
471
2017: 527
Stimulants dispensed
196
2017: 198
Benzodiazepines dispensed
286
2017: 278
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2017: 18
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
94
2017: 79
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2017: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
30
2017: 21
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
25
2017: 19
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.3
%
2017: 8.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.3
%
2017: 7.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
106
2017: 73
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 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.
