By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
36
2018: 28
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
26
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
27
2018: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
8
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2018: 2
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
766
2018: 828
Stimulants dispensed
258
2018: 249
Benzodiazepines dispensed
528
2018: 551
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
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
77
2018: 82
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2018: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2018: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
98
2018: 212
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
617
2018: 223
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.1
%
2018: 8.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.8
%
2018: 6.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
116
2018: 121
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
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.
