By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
17
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
14
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2
2020: 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
909
2020: 766
Stimulants dispensed
297
2020: 191
Benzodiazepines dispensed
484
2020: 409
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2020: 8
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
72
2020: 29
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2020: 5
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
17
2020: 19
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
127
2020: 126
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
203
2020: 188
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.8
%
2020: 18.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.5
%
2020: 15.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
90
2020: 125
Incidence of HIV Cases
12
2020: 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.
