By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
85
2020: 71
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
76
2020: 56
Deaths Involving Opioids
75
2020: 57
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2020: 13
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
67
2020: 41
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
33
2020: 29
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
617
2020: 648
Stimulants dispensed
315
2020: 276
Benzodiazepines dispensed
397
2020: 425
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
22
2020: 18
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
58
2020: 50
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2020: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
148
2020: 126
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
332
2020: 280
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.3
%
2020: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2020: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
53
2020: 66
Incidence of HIV Cases
12
2020: 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.
