By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
27
2018: 29
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
18
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
19
2018: 17
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2018: 11
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
10
2018: 7
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
585
2018: 617
Stimulants dispensed
244
2018: 241
Benzodiazepines dispensed
264
2018: 273
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
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: 77
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2018: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
172
2018: 120
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
177
2018: 97
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.7
%
2018: 7.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.4
%
2018: 6.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
108
2018: 126
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
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.
