By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2018: 1
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
1,001
2018: 1,046
Stimulants dispensed
243
2018: 226
Benzodiazepines dispensed
309
2018: 357
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2018: 8
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
116
2018: 100
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2018: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
178
2018: 158
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
191
2018: 166
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.2
%
2018: 9.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.2
%
2018: 7.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
164
2018: 108
Incidence of HIV Cases
43
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.
