By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
27
2021: 14
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Opioids
23
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
19
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
10
2021: 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
980
2021: 1,170
Stimulants dispensed
438
2021: 472
Benzodiazepines dispensed
516
2021: 593
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
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
40
2021: 114
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2021: 21
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
16
2021: 15
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
92
2021: 154
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
340
2021: 329
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.1
%
2021: 11.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.0
%
2021: 9.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
48
2021: 127
Incidence of HIV Cases
14
2021: 14
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.
