By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: N/A
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
854
2017: 978
Stimulants dispensed
322
2017: 316
Benzodiazepines dispensed
448
2017: 466
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2017: 5
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
66
2017: 83
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2017: 5
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
13
2017: 18
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
13
2017: 17
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.8
%
2017: 8.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.2
%
2017: 5.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
63
2017: 69
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.
