By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Special Statistical Reports
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2,168
2020: 1,734
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,853
2020: 1,463
Deaths Involving Opioids
1,733
2020: 1,400
Deaths Involving Heroin
136
2020: 244
Deaths Involving Cocaine
446
2020: 352
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,494
2020: 1,100
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
778
2020: 551
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
685
2020: 686
Stimulants dispensed
416
2020: 328
Benzodiazepines dispensed
428
2020: 429
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
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
86
2020: 79
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2020: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2020: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,248
2020: 6,462
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
13,159
2020: 11,591
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.8
%
2020: 12.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.4
%
2020: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
123
2020: 127
Incidence of HIV Cases
14
2020: 14
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.
