By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
14
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
4
2020: 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
1,170
2020: 1,096
Stimulants dispensed
472
2020: 323
Benzodiazepines dispensed
593
2020: 609
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2020: 12
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
114
2020: 119
Opioid-Related Overdoses
21
2020: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
15
2020: 16
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
154
2020: 206
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
329
2020: 352
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.8
%
2020: 10.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.8
%
2020: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
127
2020: 104
Incidence of HIV Cases
14
2020: 19
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.
