By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
0
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
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
710
2019: 696
Stimulants dispensed
225
2019: 216
Benzodiazepines dispensed
351
2019: 340
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2019: 12
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
96
2019: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2019: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
46
2019: 76
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
81
2019: 69
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.0
%
2019: 6.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.0
%
2019: 6.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
135
2019: 83
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2019: 21
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.
