By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
36
2020: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
34
2020: 36
Deaths Involving Opioids
30
2020: 34
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
23
2020: 22
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
18
2020: 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
791
2020: 694
Stimulants dispensed
559
2020: 406
Benzodiazepines dispensed
450
2020: 400
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2020: 12
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
91
2020: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2020: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
13
2020: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
162
2020: 157
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
310
2020: 267
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.2
%
2020: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.2
%
2020: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
90
2020: 94
Incidence of HIV Cases
12
2020: 23
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.
