By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
28
2016: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2016: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
20
2016: 14
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2016: 4
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,025
2016: 1,120
Stimulants dispensed
452
2016: 457
Benzodiazepines dispensed
534
2016: 577
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2016: 12
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
96
2016: 102
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2016: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2016: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
266
2016: 218
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
187
2016: 221
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.2
%
2016: 11.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.2
%
2016: 10.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
106
2016: 90
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2016: 15
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.
