By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
153
2018: 105
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
138
2018: 84
Deaths Involving Opioids
131
2018: 85
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
42
2018: 42
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
91
2018: 50
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
824
2018: 906
Stimulants dispensed
301
2018: 296
Benzodiazepines dispensed
465
2018: 502
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
26
2018: 20
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
102
2018: 107
Opioid-Related Overdoses
24
2018: 24
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
15
2018: 14
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
754
2018: 834
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,409
2018: 1,014
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.3
%
2018: 17.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.3
%
2018: 15.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
184
2018: 194
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
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.
