By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
28
2017: 32
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2017: 22
Deaths Involving Opioids
15
2017: 22
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2017: 4
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
828
2017: 914
Stimulants dispensed
249
2017: 242
Benzodiazepines dispensed
551
2017: 576
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2017: 15
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
82
2017: 77
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2017: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2017: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
212
2017: 250
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
223
2017: 263
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.1
%
2017: 8.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.8
%
2017: 5.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
121
2017: 110
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 8
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.
