By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Greenville County
Special Statistical Reports
South Carolina Drug Overdose Deaths 2023
South Carolina Drug Overdose Deaths 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths Statistical Report
2019 South Carolina Overdose Mortality Data Executive Summary
Highlights from 2019 South Carolina Opioid Data Update
2021 OERT Statewide Fact Sheet
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 Psychostimulants
135
2020: 60
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
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
685
2020: 715
Stimulants Dispensed
537
2020: 507
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
471
2020: 497
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,142
2020: 1,044
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
1,669
2020: 1,594
Opioid-Related Overdoses
578
2020: 538
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
552
2020: 595
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,088
2020: 805
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
60
2020: 70
Incidence of Hep C Cases
832
2020: 888
