By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
70
2021: 70
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
61
2021: 67
Deaths Involving Opioids
57
2021: 64
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
46
2021: 60
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
28
2021: 30
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
429
2021: 584
Stimulants dispensed
323
2021: 435
Benzodiazepines dispensed
245
2021: 326
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
18
2021: 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
29
2021: 87
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2021: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2021: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
181
2021: 169
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
405
2021: 444
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.5
%
2021: 13.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.4
%
2021: 11.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
36
2021: 74
Incidence of HIV Cases
18
2021: 10
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.
