By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
0
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
456
2017: 537
Stimulants dispensed
162
2017: 165
Benzodiazepines dispensed
297
2017: 329
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2017: 12
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
38
2017: 28
Opioid-Related Overdoses
5
2017: 4
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
12
2017: 12
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
17
2017: 16
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.9
%
2017: 12.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.8
%
2017: 11.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
225
2017: 217
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.
