By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2017: 3
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
583
2017: 699
Stimulants dispensed
123
2017: 127
Benzodiazepines dispensed
269
2017: 289
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
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
89
2017: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2017: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
27
2017: 13
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
33
2017: 25
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.1
%
2017: 7.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.1
%
2017: 4.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
90
2017: 113
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 21
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.
