By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Charleston County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
220
2021: 201
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
189
2021: 164
Deaths Involving Opioids
174
2021: 156
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2021: 17
Deaths Involving Cocaine
76
2021: 54
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
157
2021: 139
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
45
2021: 47
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
551
2021: 487
Stimulants dispensed
663
2021: 570
Benzodiazepines dispensed
408
2021: 398
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
33
2021: 23
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
32
2021: 87
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2021: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
3
2021: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
257
2021: 227
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
645
2021: 697
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.8
%
2021: 9.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.4
%
2021: 7.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
37
2021: 99
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2021: 15
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.
