By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
29
2017: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
17
2017: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
8
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
11
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2017: 1
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
617
2017: 705
Stimulants dispensed
241
2017: 253
Benzodiazepines dispensed
273
2017: 299
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
77
2017: 71
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2017: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
120
2017: 136
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
97
2017: 90
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.1
%
2017: 6.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.0
%
2017: 5.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
126
2017: 130
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 22
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.
