By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
42
2021: 49
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
40
2021: 45
Deaths Involving Opioids
38
2021: 40
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
18
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
34
2021: 35
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
9
2021: 9
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
476
2021: 558
Stimulants dispensed
297
2021: 307
Benzodiazepines dispensed
289
2021: 351
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2021: 14
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
22
2021: 93
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2021: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
80
2021: 69
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
171
2021: 176
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.4
%
2021: 7.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.0
%
2021: 6.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
17
2021: 58
Incidence of HIV Cases
7
2021: 9
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.
