By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2017: N/A
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
853
2017: 998
Stimulants dispensed
251
2017: 256
Benzodiazepines dispensed
403
2017: 446
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2017: 5
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
95
2017: 93
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2017: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
54
2017: 35
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
43
2017: 39
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.6
%
2017: 7.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2017: 6.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
83
2017: 75
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
