By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
48
2019: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
44
2019: 34
Deaths Involving Opioids
41
2019: 31
Deaths Involving Heroin
7
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
33
2019: 17
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
17
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
511
2019: 553
Stimulants dispensed
277
2019: 277
Benzodiazepines dispensed
293
2019: 307
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
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
78
2019: 79
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2019: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2019: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
189
2019: 176
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
394
2019: 400
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2019: 13.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 11.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
60
2019: 64
Incidence of HIV Cases
8
2019: 9
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.
