By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
21
2018: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
15
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
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
671
2018: 716
Stimulants dispensed
308
2018: 302
Benzodiazepines dispensed
372
2018: 368
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
82
2018: 78
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2018: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
129
2018: 111
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
130
2018: 95
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.6
%
2018: 5.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.1
%
2018: 5.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
87
2018: 86
Incidence of HIV Cases
30
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.
