By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
52
2019: 28
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
46
2019: 22
Deaths Involving Opioids
44
2019: 24
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
36
2019: 17
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
15
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
1,083
2019: 1,148
Stimulants dispensed
357
2019: 361
Benzodiazepines dispensed
532
2019: 535
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
109
2019: 108
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
2019: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
10
2019: 13
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
274
2019: 355
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
631
2019: 602
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.0
%
2019: 11.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.0
%
2019: 8.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
123
2019: 153
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
