By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
38
2020: 28
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
34
2020: 24
Deaths Involving Opioids
32
2020: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
26
2020: 20
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
10
2020: 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
689
2020: 767
Stimulants dispensed
367
2020: 310
Benzodiazepines dispensed
322
2020: 380
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
37
2020: 31
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
124
2020: 153
Opioid-Related Overdoses
21
2020: 29
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
180
2020: 159
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
297
2020: 260
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2020: 12.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.8
%
2020: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
138
2020: 106
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2020: 17
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.
