By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Abbeville County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2021: 4
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
388
2021: 636
Stimulants dispensed
230
2021: 368
Benzodiazepines dispensed
231
2021: 410
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
31
2021: 16
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
33
2021: 79
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2021: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
21
2021: 18
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
89
2021: 50
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.0
%
2021: 12.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.0
%
2021: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
37
2021: 111
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2021: 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.
