By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
29
2018: 34
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
24
2018: 29
Deaths Involving Opioids
21
2018: 27
Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2018: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
16
2018: 9
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
643
2018: 675
Stimulants dispensed
255
2018: 252
Benzodiazepines dispensed
414
2018: 447
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2018: 12
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
43
2018: 46
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2018: 6
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
86
2018: 156
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 163
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.4
%
2018: 11.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2018: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2018: 71
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2018: 14
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.
