By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
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
415
2017: 467
Stimulants dispensed
86
2017: 93
Benzodiazepines dispensed
192
2017: 213
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
46
2017: 35
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
92
2017: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2017: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
35
2017: 39
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
30
2017: 28
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.5
%
2017: 6.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.4
%
2017: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
179
2017: 146
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 22
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.
