By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2018: N/A
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
844
2018: 955
Stimulants dispensed
344
2018: 325
Benzodiazepines dispensed
437
2018: 485
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2018: 11
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
105
2018: 132
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2018: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
63
2018: 53
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
134
2018: 90
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
19.0
%
2018: 16.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.7
%
2018: 11.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
95
2018: 117
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
