By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
23
2017: 18
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
15
2017: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2017: 14
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
11
2017: 6
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
758
2017: 894
Stimulants dispensed
320
2017: 331
Benzodiazepines dispensed
317
2017: 364
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
32
2017: 22
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
186
2017: 168
Opioid-Related Overdoses
37
2017: 36
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
163
2017: 160
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
175
2017: 187
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.7
%
2017: 11.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.8
%
2017: 9.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
109
2017: 168
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 10
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.
