By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2018: 1
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
620
2018: 641
Stimulants dispensed
138
2018: 129
Benzodiazepines dispensed
332
2018: 331
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
0
2018: 7
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
66
2018: 103
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2018: 5
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
0
2018: 9
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 9
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2018: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2018: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2018: 113
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2018: N/A
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.
