By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2018: 1
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
885
2018: 987
Stimulants dispensed
213
2018: 215
Benzodiazepines dispensed
483
2018: 515
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2018: 16
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
103
2018: 106
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2018: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
46
2018: 70
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
161
2018: 110
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.4
%
2018: 11.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.7
%
2018: 8.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
98
2018: 131
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.
