By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Special Statistical Reports
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,131
2018: 1,103
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
923
2018: 863
Deaths Involving Opioids
876
2018: 816
Deaths Involving Heroin
196
2018: 168
Deaths Involving Cocaine
230
2018: 254
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
537
2018: 460
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
731
2018: 780
Stimulants dispensed
333
2018: 325
Benzodiazepines dispensed
441
2018: 460
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2018: 12
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
85
2018: 86
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2018: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2018: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9,713
2018: 8,578
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
8,660
2018: 6,904
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.7
%
2018: 11.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.6
%
2018: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
134
2018: 127
Incidence of HIV Cases
16
2018: 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.
