By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2019: 4
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
702
2019: 715
Stimulants dispensed
206
2019: 217
Benzodiazepines dispensed
383
2019: 381
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
27
2019: 25
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
124
2019: 118
Opioid-Related Overdoses
23
2019: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
95
2019: 65
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
116
2019: 131
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2019: 15.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.0
%
2019: 13.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
127
2019: 93
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 16
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.
