By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
70
2020: 48
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
67
2020: 44
Deaths Involving Opioids
64
2020: 41
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
60
2020: 33
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
30
2020: 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
584
2020: 511
Stimulants dispensed
435
2020: 277
Benzodiazepines dispensed
326
2020: 293
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2020: 13
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
2020: 78
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2020: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2020: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
169
2020: 189
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
444
2020: 394
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.6
%
2020: 12.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.3
%
2020: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
74
2020: 60
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2020: 8
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.
