By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2
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
384
2019: 399
Stimulants dispensed
142
2019: 161
Benzodiazepines dispensed
255
2019: 266
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 6
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
32
2019: 35
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6
2019: 3
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5
2019: 8
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
33
2019: 27
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.0
%
2019: 11.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 11.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
236
2019: 297
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2019: 26
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.
