By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
38
2021: 38
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
36
2021: 34
Deaths Involving Opioids
37
2021: 32
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
33
2021: 26
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
8
2021: 10
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
625
2021: 689
Stimulants dispensed
325
2021: 367
Benzodiazepines dispensed
330
2021: 322
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
42
2021: 37
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
34
2021: 124
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2021: 21
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
11
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
192
2021: 180
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
250
2021: 297
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
17.2
%
2021: 13.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.2
%
2021: 9.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
42
2021: 138
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2021: 13
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.
