By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
85
2017: 93
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
60
2017: 69
Deaths Involving Opioids
51
2017: 71
Deaths Involving Heroin
8
2017: 17
Deaths Involving Cocaine
23
2017: 31
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
24
2017: 38
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
674
2017: 766
Stimulants dispensed
319
2017: 321
Benzodiazepines dispensed
401
2017: 432
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2017: 9
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
76
2017: 73
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2017: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 1
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
422
2017: 410
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
174
2017: 207
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.1
%
2017: 5.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.4
%
2017: 5.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
179
2017: 145
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 30
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.
