By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2018: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2018: 10
Deaths Involving Opioids
9
2018: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2018: 6
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
874
2018: 914
Stimulants dispensed
396
2018: 397
Benzodiazepines dispensed
575
2018: 585
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2018: 8
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
98
2018: 96
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
223
2018: 187
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 112
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.3
%
2018: 8.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.1
%
2018: 7.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2018: 125
Incidence of HIV Cases
17
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.
