By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
36
2018: 34
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
26
2018: 24
Deaths Involving Opioids
22
2018: 22
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2018: 11
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
853
2018: 899
Stimulants dispensed
385
2018: 379
Benzodiazepines dispensed
560
2018: 575
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2018: 25
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
95
2018: 116
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2018: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2018: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
329
2018: 296
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
348
2018: 180
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
19.0
%
2018: 18.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.2
%
2018: 14.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
85
2018: 110
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
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.
