By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
121
2017: 118
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
100
2017: 99
Deaths Involving Opioids
100
2017: 94
Deaths Involving Heroin
41
2017: 33
Deaths Involving Cocaine
26
2017: 36
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
51
2017: 59
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
541
2017: 617
Stimulants dispensed
461
2017: 457
Benzodiazepines dispensed
415
2017: 440
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2017: 12
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
82
2017: 86
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2017: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
2017: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
385
2017: 421
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
325
2017: 321
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.9
%
2017: 8.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.2
%
2017: 7.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
125
2017: 144
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
2017: 22
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.
