By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Fairfield County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
0
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
353
2021: 809
Stimulants dispensed
102
2021: 266
Benzodiazepines dispensed
152
2021: 423
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
79
2021: 82
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
35
2021: 103
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2021: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
36
2021: 28
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
88
2021: 79
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
17.7
%
2021: 11.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.9
%
2021: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
44
2021: 155
Incidence of HIV Cases
0
2021: 0
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.
