By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
26
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2018: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2018: 14
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2018: 7
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
550
2018: 598
Stimulants dispensed
233
2018: 222
Benzodiazepines dispensed
332
2018: 350
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2018: 5
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
92
2018: 94
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2018: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 3
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
28
2018: 102
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
162
2018: 93
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.9
%
2018: 6.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.8
%
2018: 6.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
74
2018: 72
Incidence of HIV Cases
12
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.
