By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
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
807
2018: 885
Stimulants dispensed
212
2018: 228
Benzodiazepines dispensed
397
2018: 449
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2018: 13
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
115
2018: 121
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2018: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
132
2018: 95
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
116
2018: 91
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.6
%
2018: 5.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.6
%
2018: 3.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
130
2018: 113
Incidence of HIV Cases
20
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.
