By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
34
2017: 27
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
24
2017: 23
Deaths Involving Opioids
22
2017: 19
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
11
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
899
2017: 1,003
Stimulants dispensed
379
2017: 373
Benzodiazepines dispensed
575
2017: 617
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
25
2017: 28
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
116
2017: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2017: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2017: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
296
2017: 257
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
180
2017: 177
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
18.2
%
2017: 16.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.5
%
2017: 13.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
110
2017: 114
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 4
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.
