By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
19
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
12
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
5
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
970
2019: 1,001
Stimulants dispensed
223
2019: 243
Benzodiazepines dispensed
311
2019: 309
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
30
2019: 14
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
97
2019: 116
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2019: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
135
2019: 178
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
210
2019: 191
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.0
%
2019: 6.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 6.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
125
2019: 164
Incidence of HIV Cases
17
2019: 43
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.
