By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
28
2019: 15
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
24
2019: 15
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2019: 13
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
20
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
6
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
767
2019: 804
Stimulants dispensed
310
2019: 327
Benzodiazepines dispensed
380
2019: 378
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
31
2019: 32
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
153
2019: 203
Opioid-Related Overdoses
29
2019: 35
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
159
2019: 171
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
260
2019: 272
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2019: 11.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 8.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
106
2019: 124
Incidence of HIV Cases
17
2019: 14
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.
