By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
32
2017: 27
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2017: 25
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2017: 23
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2017: 7
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
543
2017: 623
Stimulants dispensed
269
2017: 272
Benzodiazepines dispensed
284
2017: 307
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2017: 12
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
83
2017: 85
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2017: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2017: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
249
2017: 230
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
231
2017: 225
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2017: 9.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.9
%
2017: 8.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
63
2017: 75
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 7
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.
