By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2021: 5
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
644
2021: 817
Stimulants dispensed
348
2021: 393
Benzodiazepines dispensed
324
2021: 420
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2021: 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
25
2021: 105
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2021: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
48
2021: 34
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
136
2021: 158
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
4.4
%
2021: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2021: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
49
2021: 100
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 26
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.
