By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
28
2018: 37
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2018: 30
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2018: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2018: 15
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
17
2018: 11
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
1,148
2018: 1,182
Stimulants dispensed
361
2018: 349
Benzodiazepines dispensed
535
2018: 545
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2018: 13
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
108
2018: 111
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2018: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
13
2018: 16
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
355
2018: 372
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
602
2018: 440
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2018: 11.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.2
%
2018: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
153
2018: 186
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
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.
