By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
24
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
21
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
21
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
18
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
7
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
531
2019: 572
Stimulants dispensed
136
2019: 137
Benzodiazepines dispensed
280
2019: 275
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
36
2019: 21
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
71
2019: 88
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2019: 14
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
30
2019: 12
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
57
2019: 52
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.0
%
2019: 7.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.0
%
2019: 5.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
92
2019: 90
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2019: 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.
