By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
270
2020: 181
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
230
2020: 145
Deaths Involving Opioids
213
2020: 144
Deaths Involving Heroin
16
2020: 28
Deaths Involving Cocaine
47
2020: 39
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
194
2020: 114
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
135
2020: 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
617
2020: 694
Stimulants dispensed
483
2020: 422
Benzodiazepines dispensed
444
2020: 491
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2020: 20
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
71
2020: 68
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2020: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2020: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
552
2020: 595
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,110
2020: 989
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.5
%
2020: 14.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.0
%
2020: 11.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
156
2020: 167
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2020: 16
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.
