By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
35
2018: 14
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
31
2018: 12
Deaths Involving Opioids
32
2018: 12
Deaths Involving Heroin
14
2018: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
24
2018: 11
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
620
2018: 660
Stimulants dispensed
264
2018: 261
Benzodiazepines dispensed
364
2018: 388
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
24
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
56
2018: 58
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2018: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
11
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
263
2018: 236
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
270
2018: 151
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.5
%
2018: 12.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.2
%
2018: 9.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
117
2018: 151
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
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.
