By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2018: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
10
2018: 12
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2018: 7
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
657
2018: 784
Stimulants dispensed
244
2018: 252
Benzodiazepines dispensed
398
2018: 461
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
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
104
2018: 107
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2018: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2018: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
185
2018: 213
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
211
2018: 116
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.7
%
2018: 11.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.1
%
2018: 8.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
160
2018: 140
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
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.
