By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
41
2021: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
33
2021: 34
Deaths Involving Opioids
35
2021: 30
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
25
2021: 23
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
16
2021: 18
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
594
2021: 791
Stimulants dispensed
472
2021: 559
Benzodiazepines dispensed
334
2021: 450
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2021: 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
31
2021: 91
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2021: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2021: 13
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
150
2021: 162
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
300
2021: 310
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.3
%
2021: 10.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.1
%
2021: 9.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
34
2021: 90
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2021: 12
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.
