By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2017: 3
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
850
2017: 992
Stimulants dispensed
312
2017: 302
Benzodiazepines dispensed
496
2017: 547
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2017: 22
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
74
2017: 82
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2017: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
51
2017: 58
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
40
2017: 47
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.8
%
2017: 13.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.8
%
2017: 13.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
76
2017: 75
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.
