By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
75
2018: 82
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
56
2018: 61
Deaths Involving Opioids
55
2018: 56
Deaths Involving Heroin
20
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
14
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
26
2018: 36
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
913
2018: 900
Stimulants dispensed
291
2018: 284
Benzodiazepines dispensed
573
2018: 549
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2018: 17
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
80
2018: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2018: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
592
2018: 530
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
940
2018: 470
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.8
%
2018: 12.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.8
%
2018: 10.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
118
2018: 121
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
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.
