By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
17
2017: 22
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2017: 18
Deaths Involving Opioids
15
2017: 18
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2017: 5
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
999
2017: 1,154
Stimulants dispensed
348
2017: 351
Benzodiazepines dispensed
568
2017: 630
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
10
2017: 11
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
91
2017: 87
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2017: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
12
2017: 13
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
106
2017: 111
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
84
2017: 107
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.9
%
2017: 15.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.2
%
2017: 12.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
121
2017: 105
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 8
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.
