By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
0
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
844
2016: 941
Stimulants dispensed
153
2016: 152
Benzodiazepines dispensed
293
2016: 293
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2016: 9
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
58
2016: 65
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2016: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
0
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5
2016: 12
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
0
2016: 55
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.
