By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
715
2018: 760
Stimulants dispensed
217
2018: 202
Benzodiazepines dispensed
381
2018: 402
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
25
2018: 24
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
118
2018: 94
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
2018: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
65
2018: 80
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
131
2018: 73
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.0
%
2018: 12.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.1
%
2018: 10.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
93
2018: 124
Incidence of HIV Cases
16
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.
