By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
985
2017: 1,100
Stimulants dispensed
237
2017: 242
Benzodiazepines dispensed
404
2017: 447
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2017: 16
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
144
2017: 160
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2017: 21
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
111
2017: 105
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
84
2017: 92
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.4
%
2017: 9.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.2
%
2017: 7.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
104
2017: 112
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.
