By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
70
2020: 75
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
42
2020: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
45
2020: 47
Deaths Involving Heroin
7
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2020: 11
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
30
2020: 29
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
39
2020: 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
772
2020: 720
Stimulants dispensed
406
2020: 257
Benzodiazepines dispensed
550
2020: 513
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2020: 16
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
80
2020: 74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2020: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2020: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
137
2020: 123
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
623
2020: 569
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.9
%
2020: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.9
%
2020: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
108
2020: 113
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
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.
