By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
12
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
10
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
9
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
7
2021: 3
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
798
2021: 1,003
Stimulants dispensed
284
2021: 361
Benzodiazepines dispensed
291
2021: 390
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
24
2021: 16
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
42
2021: 120
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2021: 22
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
15
2021: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
96
2021: 87
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
159
2021: 145
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.0
%
2021: 10.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.6
%
2021: 9.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
18
2021: 75
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 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.
