By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
172
2017: 107
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
140
2017: 79
Deaths Involving Opioids
131
2017: 73
Deaths Involving Heroin
28
2017: 21
Deaths Involving Cocaine
40
2017: 16
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
101
2017: 39
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
845
2017: 950
Stimulants dispensed
419
2017: 415
Benzodiazepines dispensed
545
2017: 582
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2017: 17
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
73
2017: 74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2017: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2017: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
746
2017: 632
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
518
2017: 542
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.3
%
2017: 13.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.4
%
2017: 11.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
124
2017: 150
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 13
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.
