By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,060
2016: 1,155
Stimulants dispensed
402
2016: 400
Benzodiazepines dispensed
639
2016: 685
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
2016: 12
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
95
2016: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2016: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
107
2016: 80
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
101
2016: 115
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.1
%
2016: 7.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.1
%
2016: 6.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
163
2016: 131
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
2016: 11
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.
