By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
82
2021: 66
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
67
2021: 57
Deaths Involving Opioids
66
2021: 57
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
28
2021: 15
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
54
2021: 42
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
21
2021: 26
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
895
2021: 955
Stimulants dispensed
482
2021: 454
Benzodiazepines dispensed
450
2021: 499
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2021: 17
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
38
2021: 108
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2021: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
14
2021: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
167
2021: 156
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
627
2021: 660
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.3
%
2021: 10.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.0
%
2021: 7.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
74
2021: 147
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2021: 22
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.
