By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
37
2017: 31
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
30
2017: 25
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2017: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
15
2017: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
11
2017: 9
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,085
2017: 1,195
Stimulants dispensed
332
2017: 329
Benzodiazepines dispensed
549
2017: 601
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2017: 14
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
111
2017: 109
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2017: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
16
2017: 8
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
372
2017: 316
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
440
2017: 363
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.5
%
2017: 9.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2017: 7.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
186
2017: 173
Incidence of HIV Cases
20
2017: 25
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.
