By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
0
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
791
2018: 772
Stimulants dispensed
295
2018: 287
Benzodiazepines dispensed
402
2018: 384
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
0
2018: 6
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
90
2018: 66
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2018: 0
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
0
2018: 13
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 13
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.1
%
2018: 11.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.6
%
2018: 9.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2018: 63
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2018: N/A
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.
