By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
4
2020: 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
636
2020: 422
Stimulants dispensed
368
2020: 201
Benzodiazepines dispensed
410
2020: 269
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2020: 28
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
79
2020: 81
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2020: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
18
2020: 25
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2020: 51
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.1
%
2020: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2020: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
111
2020: 90
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2020: 15
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.
