By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2021: 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
735
2021: 1,070
Stimulants dispensed
402
2021: 386
Benzodiazepines dispensed
262
2021: 366
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
31
2021: 25
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
33
2021: 183
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2021: 30
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
24
2021: 33
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2021: 48
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.4
%
2021: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.9
%
2021: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
N/A
2021: 132
Incidence of HIV Cases
33
2021: 28
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.
