By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
20
2018: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2018: 28
Deaths Involving Opioids
14
2018: 30
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2018: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2018: 13
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2018: 16
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
741
2018: 801
Stimulants dispensed
419
2018: 404
Benzodiazepines dispensed
403
2018: 433
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2018: 10
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
82
2018: 85
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2018: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2018: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
147
2018: 230
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
304
2018: 203
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.8
%
2018: 10.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.6
%
2018: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
92
2018: 101
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.
