By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
16
2020: 19
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2020: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2020: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
15
2020: 12
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
7
2020: 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
1,059
2020: 970
Stimulants dispensed
343
2020: 223
Benzodiazepines dispensed
345
2020: 311
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
36
2020: 30
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
149
2020: 97
Opioid-Related Overdoses
25
2020: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
99
2020: 135
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
234
2020: 210
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2020: 9.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.0
%
2020: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
139
2020: 125
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
2020: 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.
