By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2017: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2017: 3
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
716
2017: 841
Stimulants dispensed
302
2017: 306
Benzodiazepines dispensed
368
2017: 396
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2017: 6
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
78
2017: 89
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2017: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
111
2017: 107
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
95
2017: 109
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.5
%
2017: 4.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.3
%
2017: 4.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
86
2017: 86
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 33
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.
