By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
89
2021: 85
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
77
2021: 76
Deaths Involving Opioids
73
2021: 75
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2021: 12
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
72
2021: 67
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
37
2021: 33
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
566
2021: 617
Stimulants dispensed
345
2021: 315
Benzodiazepines dispensed
366
2021: 397
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
29
2021: 22
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
19
2021: 58
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2021: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
154
2021: 148
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
373
2021: 332
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.9
%
2021: 11.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.5
%
2021: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
29
2021: 53
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2021: 12
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.
