By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2017: 1
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
760
2017: 891
Stimulants dispensed
202
2017: 214
Benzodiazepines dispensed
402
2017: 463
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
24
2017: 17
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: 117
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2017: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
80
2017: 51
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
73
2017: 57
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.5
%
2017: 10.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.7
%
2017: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
124
2017: 189
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 19
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.
