By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
1,042
2018: 1,053
Stimulants dispensed
228
2018: 219
Benzodiazepines dispensed
355
2018: 381
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2018: 9
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
153
2018: 136
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2018: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
11
2018: 43
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 29
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.5
%
2018: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2018: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2018: 217
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.
