By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
25
2017: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2017: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
19
2017: 14
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
15
2017: 9
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
953
2017: 1,101
Stimulants dispensed
342
2017: 348
Benzodiazepines dispensed
529
2017: 558
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2017: 14
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
126
2017: 135
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
2017: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2017: 8
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
151
2017: 100
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
72
2017: 82
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.0
%
2017: 8.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.1
%
2017: 7.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
156
2017: 215
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 9
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.
