By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2018: N/A
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
471
2018: 472
Stimulants dispensed
115
2018: 105
Benzodiazepines dispensed
203
2018: 204
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2018: 7
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
119
2018: 129
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2018: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
25
2018: 16
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
29
2018: 16
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2018: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2018: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
119
2018: 53
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.
