By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2018: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2018: 2
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
625
2018: 674
Stimulants dispensed
211
2018: 201
Benzodiazepines dispensed
280
2018: 305
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2018: 9
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
139
2018: 127
Opioid-Related Overdoses
26
2018: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2018: 23
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
106
2018: 48
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
81
2018: 45
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.4
%
2018: 8.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.7
%
2018: 8.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
283
2018: 291
Incidence of HIV Cases
36
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.
