By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
57
2018: 55
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
54
2018: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
49
2018: 43
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
28
2018: 26
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
511
2018: 573
Stimulants dispensed
302
2018: 293
Benzodiazepines dispensed
336
2018: 362
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
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
66
2018: 60
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2018: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
13
2018: 13
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
897
2018: 539
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
524
2018: 329
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.9
%
2018: 12.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.5
%
2018: 11.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
117
2018: 123
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
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.
