By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
0
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
0
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
206
2019: 215
Stimulants dispensed
114
2019: 107
Benzodiazepines dispensed
153
2019: 147
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2019: 10
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
49
2019: 68
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2019: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
11
2019: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
20
2019: 23
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2019: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2019: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
55
2019: 62
Incidence of HIV Cases
8
2019: 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.
