By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
75
2019: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
49
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
47
2019: 27
Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
11
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
29
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
34
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
720
2019: 766
Stimulants dispensed
257
2019: 258
Benzodiazepines dispensed
513
2019: 528
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2019: 11
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
74
2019: 77
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2019: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2019: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
123
2019: 98
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
569
2019: 617
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2019: 9.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 6.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
113
2019: 116
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 13
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.
