By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
0
2017: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
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
955
2017: 1,120
Stimulants dispensed
325
2017: 341
Benzodiazepines dispensed
485
2017: 588
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2017: 21
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
132
2017: 134
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2017: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
53
2017: 56
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
90
2017: 76
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.4
%
2017: 17.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.4
%
2017: 12.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
117
2017: 116
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 0
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.
