By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,091
2016: 1,159
Stimulants dispensed
314
2016: 314
Benzodiazepines dispensed
560
2016: 590
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
22
2016: 15
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
82
2016: 76
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2016: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
58
2016: 44
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
47
2016: 54
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.7
%
2016: 11.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.7
%
2016: 11.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
75
2016: 74
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2016: 23
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.
