By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
12
2018: 25
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2018: 23
Deaths Involving Opioids
9
2018: 19
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2018: 15
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
873
2018: 953
Stimulants dispensed
348
2018: 342
Benzodiazepines dispensed
486
2018: 529
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2018: 12
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
123
2018: 126
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
2018: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2018: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
104
2018: 151
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
172
2018: 72
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.5
%
2018: 10.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.3
%
2018: 9.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
182
2018: 156
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
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.
