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: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
770
2018: 853
Stimulants dispensed
258
2018: 251
Benzodiazepines dispensed
393
2018: 403
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2018: 6
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
94
2018: 95
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
28
2018: 54
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
60
2018: 43
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.0
%
2018: 7.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.4
%
2018: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
88
2018: 83
Incidence of HIV Cases
29
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.
