By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
26
2018: 17
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
17
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2018: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2018: 2
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
915
2018: 999
Stimulants dispensed
359
2018: 348
Benzodiazepines dispensed
500
2018: 568
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2018: 10
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
92
2018: 91
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 12
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
77
2018: 106
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
217
2018: 84
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.3
%
2018: 15.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.0
%
2018: 11.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
117
2018: 121
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
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.
