By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
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
873
2019: 839
Stimulants dispensed
305
2019: 311
Benzodiazepines dispensed
463
2019: 445
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 12
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
87
2019: 74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
25
2019: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2019: 99
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
79
2019: 69
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.0
%
2019: 7.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 7.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
48
2019: 125
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
