By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2016: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
499
2016: 513
Stimulants dispensed
117
2016: 107
Benzodiazepines dispensed
242
2016: 238
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
35
2016: 17
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
123
2016: 150
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2016: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
18
2016: 8
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
20
2016: 13
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2016: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
75
2016: 86
Incidence of HIV Cases
35
2016: 0
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.
