By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2018: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2018: 3
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
572
2018: 583
Stimulants dispensed
137
2018: 123
Benzodiazepines dispensed
275
2018: 269
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2018: 11
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
88
2018: 89
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2018: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
12
2018: 27
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
52
2018: 33
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.6
%
2018: 9.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.7
%
2018: 9.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
90
2018: 90
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
