By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Special Statistical Reports
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2,296
2021: 2,168
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,982
2021: 1,853
Deaths Involving Opioids
1,864
2021: 1,733
Deaths Involving Heroin
54
2021: 136
Deaths Involving Cocaine
562
2021: 446
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,660
2021: 1,494
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
794
2021: 778
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
594
2021: 685
Stimulants dispensed
407
2021: 416
Benzodiazepines dispensed
365
2021: 428
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
27
2021: 21
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
31
2021: 86
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2021: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2021: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5,563
2021: 6,248
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
15,125
2021: 13,159
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.2
%
2021: 11.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.2
%
2021: 9.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
53
2021: 123
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
2021: 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.
