By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
123
2018: 121
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
106
2018: 100
Deaths Involving Opioids
107
2018: 100
Deaths Involving Heroin
43
2018: 41
Deaths Involving Cocaine
32
2018: 26
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
71
2018: 51
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
666
2018: 752
Stimulants dispensed
564
2018: 553
Benzodiazepines dispensed
477
2018: 506
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2018: 11
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
84
2018: 82
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2018: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
2
2018: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
979
2018: 385
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
574
2018: 325
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.5
%
2018: 8.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.4
%
2018: 8.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
114
2018: 125
Incidence of HIV Cases
18
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.
