By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
0
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
793
2019: 835
Stimulants dispensed
320
2019: 340
Benzodiazepines dispensed
438
2019: 452
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
4
2019: 0
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
2019: 90
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2019: 7
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
13
2019: 0
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
26
2019: 25
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.0
%
2019: 9.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.0
%
2019: 7.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
108
2019: 57
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
2019: 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.
