By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2017: 1
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
885
2017: 1,075
Stimulants dispensed
228
2017: 261
Benzodiazepines dispensed
449
2017: 532
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2017: 19
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
121
2017: 122
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2017: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
95
2017: 78
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
91
2017: 75
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.4
%
2017: 6.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
3.6
%
2017: 5.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
113
2017: 109
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 19
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.
