By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
36
2018: 32
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
34
2018: 23
Deaths Involving Opioids
31
2018: 24
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2018: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 10
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
17
2018: 9
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
553
2018: 543
Stimulants dispensed
277
2018: 269
Benzodiazepines dispensed
307
2018: 284
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2018: 9
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
79
2018: 83
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2018: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
176
2018: 249
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
400
2018: 231
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.7
%
2018: 13.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.7
%
2018: 11.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
64
2018: 63
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
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.
