By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Special Statistical Reports
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,103
2017: 1,001
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
863
2017: 782
Deaths Involving Opioids
816
2017: 748
Deaths Involving Heroin
168
2017: 144
Deaths Involving Cocaine
254
2017: 235
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
460
2017: 362
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
780
2017: 889
Stimulants dispensed
325
2017: 326
Benzodiazepines dispensed
460
2017: 501
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2017: 13
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
86
2017: 88
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2017: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2017: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
8,578
2017: 7,615
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,904
2017: 6,680
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.1
%
2017: 10.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2017: 8.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
127
2017: 134
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 16
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.
