By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
34
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
30
2019: 22
Deaths Involving Opioids
30
2019: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
24
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
4
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
530
2019: 550
Stimulants dispensed
242
2019: 233
Benzodiazepines dispensed
332
2019: 332
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2019: 8
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
84
2019: 92
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2019: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
70
2019: 28
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
182
2019: 162
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.0
%
2019: 6.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 5.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
74
2019: 74
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 12
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.
