By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
34
2017: 40
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
29
2017: 31
Deaths Involving Opioids
27
2017: 31
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2017: 7
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2017: 19
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
729
2017: 840
Stimulants dispensed
283
2017: 286
Benzodiazepines dispensed
482
2017: 546
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2017: 12
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
46
2017: 51
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6
2017: 6
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
156
2017: 137
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
163
2017: 153
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.6
%
2017: 11.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2017: 9.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
71
2017: 70
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 11
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.
