By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,052
2017: 1,165
Stimulants dispensed
175
2017: 180
Benzodiazepines dispensed
364
2017: 420
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2017: 24
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
47
2017: 48
Opioid-Related Overdoses
4
2017: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2017: 67
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
83
2017: 77
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.3
%
2017: 5.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.2
%
2017: 4.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
85
2017: 52
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
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.
