By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
3
2020: N/A
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
920
2020: 873
Stimulants dispensed
389
2020: 305
Benzodiazepines dispensed
461
2020: 463
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2020: 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
72
2020: 87
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2020: 25
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
62
2020: 78
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2020: 79
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.3
%
2020: 7.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.0
%
2020: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
126
2020: 48
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
