By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2017: 2
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
842
2017: 977
Stimulants dispensed
186
2017: 199
Benzodiazepines dispensed
448
2017: 521
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
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
64
2017: 63
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2017: 7
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
176
2017: 126
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
115
2017: 108
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.8
%
2017: 13.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
16.0
%
2017: 12.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
111
2017: 144
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 0
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.
