By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2017: 1
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
682
2017: 791
Stimulants dispensed
149
2017: 166
Benzodiazepines dispensed
304
2017: 354
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
2017: 35
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
129
2017: 123
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2017: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
16
2017: 18
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
16
2017: 20
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2017: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2017: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
53
2017: 75
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2017: 35