By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
Deaths Involving Opioids
0
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
Prescription Data
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
325
2018: 343
Stimulants dispensed
90
2018: 84
Benzodiazepines dispensed
206
2018: 205
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
2018: 4
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Drug-Related Overdoses
55
2018: 49
Opioid-Related Overdoses
4
2018: 5
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
7
2018: 7
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2018: 15
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.4
%
2018: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.4
%
2018: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2018: 39
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
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.
