By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2018: N/A
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
786
2018: 842
Stimulants dispensed
193
2018: 186
Benzodiazepines dispensed
414
2018: 448
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
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
55
2018: 64
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2018: 7
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
175
2018: 176
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
183
2018: 115
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.7
%
2018: 16.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.2
%
2018: 16.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
118
2018: 111
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
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.
