By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
27
2016: 34
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
25
2016: 31
Deaths Involving Opioids
23
2016: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2016: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2016: 4
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
788
2016: 863
Stimulants dispensed
352
2016: 352
Benzodiazepines dispensed
396
2016: 423
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2016: 11
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
85
2016: 84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2016: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2016: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
230
2016: 179
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
225
2016: 253
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.1
%
2016: 7.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.0
%
2016: 6.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
75
2016: 60
Incidence of HIV Cases
7
2016: 11
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.
