By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
799
2016: 875
Stimulants dispensed
209
2016: 212
Benzodiazepines dispensed
357
2016: 368
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
10
2016: 10
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
101
2016: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2016: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
55
2016: 43
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
36
2016: 45
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.6
%
2016: 4.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.9
%
2016: 4.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
109
2016: 79
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
2016: 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.
