By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
181
2019: 140
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
145
2019: 109
Deaths Involving Opioids
144
2019: 102
Deaths Involving Heroin
28
2019: 23
Deaths Involving Cocaine
39
2019: 28
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
114
2019: 70
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
60
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
694
2019: 768
Stimulants dispensed
422
2019: 428
Benzodiazepines dispensed
491
2019: 515
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2019: 16
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
68
2019: 76
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2019: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2019: 5
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
595
2019: 1,397
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
989
2019: 1,013
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.0
%
2019: 14.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.0
%
2019: 11.8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
167
2019: 112
Incidence of HIV Cases
16
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.
