By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
4
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
947
2019: 961
Stimulants dispensed
248
2019: 229
Benzodiazepines dispensed
363
2019: 372
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2019: 13
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
111
2019: 148
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2019: 23
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
100
2019: 130
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
134
2019: 177
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2019: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2019: 8.9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
101
2019: 104
Incidence of HIV Cases
24
2019: 13
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.
