By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
641
2017: 717
Stimulants dispensed
129
2017: 135
Benzodiazepines dispensed
331
2017: 343
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
2017: 16
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
103
2017: 110
Opioid-Related Overdoses
5
2017: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9
2017: 9
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9
2017: 11
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
113
2017: 109
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2017: 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.
