By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2
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
1,096
2019: 1,187
Stimulants dispensed
323
2019: 334
Benzodiazepines dispensed
609
2019: 643
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 7
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
119
2019: 131
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2019: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
16
2019: 16
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
206
2019: 189
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
352
2019: 365
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.0
%
2019: 10.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 8.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
104
2019: 122
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2019: 17
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.
