By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
105
2017: 103
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
84
2017: 84
Deaths Involving Opioids
85
2017: 77
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
42
2017: 37
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
50
2017: 36
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
897
2017: 1,025
Stimulants dispensed
288
2017: 300
Benzodiazepines dispensed
514
2017: 585
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2017: 21
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
107
2017: 119
Opioid-Related Overdoses
24
2017: 25
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
14
2017: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
834
2017: 690
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,014
2017: 1,005
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
17.1
%
2017: 13.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
15.7
%
2017: 12.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
194
2017: 224
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
2017: 24
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.
