By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
197
2019: 153
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
181
2019: 138
Deaths Involving Opioids
170
2019: 131
Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
70
2019: 42
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
130
2019: 91
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
79
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
770
2019: 824
Stimulants dispensed
299
2019: 301
Benzodiazepines dispensed
458
2019: 465
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
30
2019: 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
90
2019: 102
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2019: 24
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
17
2019: 15
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
649
2019: 754
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,312
2019: 1,409
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.0
%
2019: 16.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.0
%
2019: 14.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
163
2019: 184
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 19
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.
