By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
827
2018: 860
Stimulants dispensed
196
2018: 189
Benzodiazepines dispensed
417
2018: 416
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
34
2018: 46
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
107
2018: 92
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2018: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
29
2018: 35
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 30
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.1
%
2018: 8.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.7
%
2018: 6.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2018: 179
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2018: 22
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.
