By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
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
847
2019: 819
Stimulants dispensed
195
2019: 184
Benzodiazepines dispensed
296
2019: 291
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2019: 11
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
143
2019: 153
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2019: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
26
2019: 11
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2019: 56
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2019: 8.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2019: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
144
2019: 291
Incidence of HIV Cases
17
2019: 26
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.
