By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
140
2018: 172
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
109
2018: 140
Deaths Involving Opioids
102
2018: 131
Deaths Involving Heroin
23
2018: 28
Deaths Involving Cocaine
28
2018: 40
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
70
2018: 101
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
768
2018: 845
Stimulants dispensed
428
2018: 419
Benzodiazepines dispensed
515
2018: 545
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2018: 16
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
76
2018: 73
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2018: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,397
2018: 746
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,013
2018: 518
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.5
%
2018: 13.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.8
%
2018: 11.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
112
2018: 124
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.
