By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
69
2018: 85
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
52
2018: 60
Deaths Involving Opioids
52
2018: 51
Deaths Involving Heroin
11
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
26
2018: 23
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
29
2018: 24
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
624
2018: 674
Stimulants dispensed
326
2018: 319
Benzodiazepines dispensed
379
2018: 401
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
2018: 8
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
77
2018: 76
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2018: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
821
2018: 422
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
440
2018: 174
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.3
%
2018: 6.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.3
%
2018: 5.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
347
2018: 179
Incidence of HIV Cases
27
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.
