By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
15
2018: 23
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
15
2018: 15
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
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
804
2018: 758
Stimulants dispensed
327
2018: 320
Benzodiazepines dispensed
378
2018: 317
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
32
2018: 32
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
203
2018: 186
Opioid-Related Overdoses
35
2018: 37
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
171
2018: 163
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
272
2018: 175
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.3
%
2018: 12.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.8
%
2018: 9.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
124
2018: 109
Incidence of HIV Cases
14
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.
