By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
1,046
2017: 1,183
Stimulants dispensed
226
2017: 237
Benzodiazepines dispensed
357
2017: 436
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2017: 15
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
100
2017: 94
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2017: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
158
2017: 126
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
166
2017: 128
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.6
%
2017: 8.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.4
%
2017: 7.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
108
2017: 131
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 23
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.
