By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
272
2020: 197
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
248
2020: 181
Deaths Involving Opioids
212
2020: 170
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Cocaine
93
2020: 70
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
188
2020: 130
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
83
2020: 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
784
2020: 770
Stimulants dispensed
406
2020: 299
Benzodiazepines dispensed
467
2020: 458
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
38
2020: 30
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
107
2020: 90
Opioid-Related Overdoses
26
2020: 22
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
11
2020: 17
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
687
2020: 649
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,432
2020: 1,312
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.5
%
2020: 16.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.3
%
2020: 14.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
145
2020: 163
Incidence of HIV Cases
15
2020: 0
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.
