By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2018: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2018: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
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
961
2018: 985
Stimulants dispensed
229
2018: 237
Benzodiazepines dispensed
372
2018: 404
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
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
148
2018: 144
Opioid-Related Overdoses
23
2018: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
130
2018: 111
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
177
2018: 84
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2018: 12.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.9
%
2018: 9.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
104
2018: 104
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
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.
