By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
14
2017: 24
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
12
2017: 20
Deaths Involving Opioids
12
2017: 23
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2017: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2017: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
11
2017: 16
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
660
2017: 776
Stimulants dispensed
261
2017: 265
Benzodiazepines dispensed
388
2017: 422
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
58
2017: 59
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2017: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
236
2017: 183
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
151
2017: 151
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.3
%
2017: 12.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.8
%
2017: 11.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
151
2017: 140
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.
