By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2017: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2017: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2017: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2017: 4
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
1,259
2017: 1,434
Stimulants dispensed
326
2017: 334
Benzodiazepines dispensed
698
2017: 809
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
5
2017: 14
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
130
2017: 129
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2017: 22
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
11
2017: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
211
2017: 154
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
215
2017: 172
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.1
%
2017: 12.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2017: 11.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
156
2017: 175
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 21
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.
