By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
21
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
19
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
20
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
16
2021: 15
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
3
2021: 7
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
872
2021: 1,059
Stimulants dispensed
291
2021: 343
Benzodiazepines dispensed
264
2021: 345
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
43
2021: 36
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
46
2021: 149
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2021: 25
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
90
2021: 99
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
201
2021: 234
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.3
%
2021: 12.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.9
%
2021: 8.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
54
2021: 139
Incidence of HIV Cases
32
2021: 21
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.
