By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2017: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2017: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2017: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2017: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
674
2017: 739
Stimulants dispensed
201
2017: 183
Benzodiazepines dispensed
305
2017: 336
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2017: 12
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
127
2017: 129
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2017: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
23
2017: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
48
2017: 52
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
45
2017: 48
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.5
%
2017: 8.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.5
%
2017: 7.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
291
2017: 330
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 35
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.
