By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
16
2017: 12
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2017: 10
Deaths Involving Opioids
12
2017: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
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
784
2017: 884
Stimulants dispensed
252
2017: 248
Benzodiazepines dispensed
461
2017: 476
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2017: 20
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
107
2017: 107
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2017: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2017: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
213
2017: 117
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
116
2017: 110
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.6
%
2017: 11.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.5
%
2017: 8.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
140
2017: 124
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 13
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.
