By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
82
2017: 69
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
61
2017: 45
Deaths Involving Opioids
56
2017: 47
Deaths Involving Heroin
8
2017: 11
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2017: 12
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
36
2017: 23
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
900
2017: 1,031
Stimulants dispensed
284
2017: 290
Benzodiazepines dispensed
549
2017: 619
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2017: 18
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
80
2017: 91
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2017: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2017: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
530
2017: 504
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
470
2017: 411
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.9
%
2017: 13.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.1
%
2017: 10.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
121
2017: 131
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 7
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.
