By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
65
2018: 55
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
58
2018: 48
Deaths Involving Opioids
48
2018: 42
Deaths Involving Heroin
14
2018: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2018: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
27
2018: 23
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
775
2018: 771
Stimulants dispensed
420
2018: 405
Benzodiazepines dispensed
586
2018: 576
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2018: 9
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
67
2018: 74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2018: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 2
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
232
2018: 418
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
494
2018: 216
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.2
%
2018: 12.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.6
%
2018: 11.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
104
2018: 105
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
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.
