By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
70
2021: 70
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
48
2021: 42
Deaths Involving Opioids
49
2021: 45
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
42
2021: 30
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
39
2021: 39
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
619
2021: 772
Stimulants dispensed
360
2021: 406
Benzodiazepines dispensed
431
2021: 550
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2021: 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
32
2021: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2021: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
8
2021: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
112
2021: 137
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
839
2021: 623
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.6
%
2021: 9.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.5
%
2021: 7.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
45
2021: 108
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2021: 11
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.
