By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
696
2018: 718
Stimulants dispensed
216
2018: 209
Benzodiazepines dispensed
340
2018: 336
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2018: 12
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
101
2018: 108
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2018: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
76
2018: 67
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2018: 45
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.8
%
2018: 6.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.8
%
2018: 6.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
83
2018: 80
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
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.
