By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
49
2016: 44
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
43
2016: 40
Deaths Involving Opioids
36
2016: 33
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
14
2016: 14
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
869
2016: 949
Stimulants dispensed
402
2016: 394
Benzodiazepines dispensed
602
2016: 635
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2016: 9
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
75
2016: 79
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2016: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 3
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
345
2016: 262
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
225
2016: 252
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.9
%
2016: 11.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.8
%
2016: 11.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
109
2016: 102
Incidence of HIV Cases
18
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.
