By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
287
2021: 270
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
246
2021: 230
Deaths Involving Opioids
231
2021: 213
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Cocaine
63
2021: 47
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
216
2021: 194
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
130
2021: 135
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
597
2021: 617
Stimulants dispensed
513
2021: 483
Benzodiazepines dispensed
408
2021: 444
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
29
2021: 21
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
30
2021: 71
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2021: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
2021: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
506
2021: 552
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,428
2021: 1,110
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.7
%
2021: 13.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.8
%
2021: 11.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
51
2021: 156
Incidence of HIV Cases
14
2021: 11
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.
