By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
233
2021: 272
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
210
2021: 248
Deaths Involving Opioids
192
2021: 212
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
79
2021: 93
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
176
2021: 188
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
57
2021: 83
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
664
2021: 784
Stimulants dispensed
404
2021: 406
Benzodiazepines dispensed
394
2021: 467
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
40
2021: 38
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
38
2021: 107
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2021: 26
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
11
2021: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
484
2021: 687
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,253
2021: 1,432
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
17.0
%
2021: 15.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
15.0
%
2021: 13.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
60
2021: 145
Incidence of HIV Cases
16
2021: 15
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.
