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
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
894
2016: 968
Stimulants dispensed
331
2016: 333
Benzodiazepines dispensed
364
2016: 399
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: 188
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: 123
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2016: 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.
