By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
9
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
5
2020: 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
817
2020: 710
Stimulants dispensed
393
2020: 225
Benzodiazepines dispensed
420
2020: 351
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2020: 17
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
105
2020: 96
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2020: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
34
2020: 46
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
158
2020: 81
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2020: 6.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2020: 4.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
100
2020: 135
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
2020: 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.
