By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
55
2017: 60
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
49
2017: 52
Deaths Involving Opioids
43
2017: 45
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2017: 7
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2017: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
26
2017: 24
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
573
2017: 683
Stimulants dispensed
293
2017: 287
Benzodiazepines dispensed
362
2017: 408
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2017: 8
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
60
2017: 60
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2017: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
13
2017: 13
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
539
2017: 449
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
329
2017: 306
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.5
%
2017: 12.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.5
%
2017: 11.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
123
2017: 115
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2017: 12
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.
