By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
49
2020: 34
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Opioids
40
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
35
2020: 24
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
9
2020: 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
558
2020: 530
Stimulants dispensed
307
2020: 242
Benzodiazepines dispensed
351
2020: 332
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2020: 14
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
93
2020: 84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2020: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2020: 70
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
176
2020: 182
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.4
%
2020: 7.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.4
%
2020: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
58
2020: 74
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
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.
