By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
0
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
422
2019: 423
Stimulants dispensed
201
2019: 196
Benzodiazepines dispensed
269
2019: 275
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
28
2019: 20
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
81
2019: 102
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
2019: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
25
2019: 12
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
51
2019: 50
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2019: 10.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2019: 8.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
90
2019: 114
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
2019: 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.
