By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
40
2020: 37
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
37
2020: 32
Deaths Involving Opioids
36
2020: 29
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
32
2020: 26
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
16
2020: 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
690
2020: 799
Stimulants dispensed
359
2020: 342
Benzodiazepines dispensed
390
2020: 451
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
23
2020: 26
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
114
2020: 103
Opioid-Related Overdoses
28
2020: 29
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
140
2020: 102
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
240
2020: 194
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2020: 13.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.8
%
2020: 11.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
176
2020: 173
Incidence of HIV Cases
14
2020: 13
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.
