By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2016: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2016: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2016: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2016: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2016: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
841
2016: 925
Stimulants dispensed
306
2016: 307
Benzodiazepines dispensed
396
2016: 417
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
6
2016: 9
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
89
2016: 85
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2016: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2016: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
107
2016: 91
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
109
2016: 100
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
4.9
%
2016: 5.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.7
%
2016: 4.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
86
2016: 73
Incidence of HIV Cases
33
2016: 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.
