By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
55
2017: 49
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
48
2017: 43
Deaths Involving Opioids
42
2017: 36
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
23
2017: 14
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
771
2017: 869
Stimulants dispensed
405
2017: 402
Benzodiazepines dispensed
576
2017: 602
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2017: 11
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
74
2017: 75
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2017: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
2
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
418
2017: 345
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
216
2017: 225
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.5
%
2017: 11.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.1
%
2017: 10.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
105
2017: 109
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 18
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.
