By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
16
2017: 25
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2017: 23
Deaths Involving Opioids
14
2017: 18
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2017: 12
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
598
2017: 660
Stimulants dispensed
222
2017: 219
Benzodiazepines dispensed
350
2017: 370
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
5
2017: 6
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
94
2017: 95
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2017: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
3
2017: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
102
2017: 86
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
93
2017: 84
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.3
%
2017: 5.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.0
%
2017: 5.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
72
2017: 93
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.
