By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
18
2016: 33
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2016: 30
Deaths Involving Opioids
14
2016: 27
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2016: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2016: 9
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
923
2016: 1,010
Stimulants dispensed
335
2016: 336
Benzodiazepines dispensed
398
2016: 436
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
22
2016: 25
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
168
2016: 163
Opioid-Related Overdoses
36
2016: 33
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
160
2016: 122
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
187
2016: 287
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.2
%
2016: 9.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.3
%
2016: 9.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
168
2016: 124
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2016: 18
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.
