By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2
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
766
2019: 786
Stimulants dispensed
191
2019: 193
Benzodiazepines dispensed
409
2019: 414
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
8
2019: 7
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
2019: 55
Opioid-Related Overdoses
5
2019: 7
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
19
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
126
2019: 175
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
188
2019: 183
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
18.0
%
2019: 16.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
15.0
%
2019: 14.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
125
2019: 118
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 11
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.
