By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
3
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
822
2019: 885
Stimulants dispensed
202
2019: 213
Benzodiazepines dispensed
471
2019: 483
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 11
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
99
2019: 103
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2019: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
57
2019: 46
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
160
2019: 161
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2019: 12.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 9.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
82
2019: 98
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
2019: 12
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.
