By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
36
2019: 20
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
36
2019: 13
Deaths Involving Opioids
34
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
22
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
9
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
694
2019: 741
Stimulants dispensed
406
2019: 419
Benzodiazepines dispensed
400
2019: 403
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 11
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
80
2019: 82
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2019: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
5
2019: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
157
2019: 147
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
267
2019: 304
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2019: 9.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2019: 8.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
94
2019: 92
Incidence of HIV Cases
23
2019: 13
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.
