By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2017: N/A
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
839
2017: 944
Stimulants dispensed
181
2017: 181
Benzodiazepines dispensed
311
2017: 342
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2017: 15
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
136
2017: 131
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2017: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
43
2017: 27
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
29
2017: 34
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2017: 6.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2017: 6.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
217
2017: 67
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 26
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.
