By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2018: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2018: 4
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
1,187
2018: 1,259
Stimulants dispensed
334
2018: 326
Benzodiazepines dispensed
643
2018: 698
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
2018: 5
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
131
2018: 130
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2018: 22
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
16
2018: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
189
2018: 211
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
365
2018: 215
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.9
%
2018: 11.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.1
%
2018: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
122
2018: 156
Incidence of HIV Cases
17
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.
