By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
37
2019: 12
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
32
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
29
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
26
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
13
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
799
2019: 873
Stimulants dispensed
342
2019: 348
Benzodiazepines dispensed
451
2019: 486
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
26
2019: 13
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
103
2019: 123
Opioid-Related Overdoses
29
2019: 20
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
102
2019: 104
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
194
2019: 172
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2019: 13.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.0
%
2019: 11.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
173
2019: 182
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2019: 21
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.
