By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
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
215
2018: 234
Stimulants dispensed
107
2018: 100
Benzodiazepines dispensed
147
2018: 145
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
10
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
68
2018: 50
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2018: 5
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 7
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
23
2018: 7
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2018: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2018: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
62
2018: 76
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
