By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
13
2020: 24
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2020: 21
Deaths Involving Opioids
11
2020: 21
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
10
2020: 18
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
5
2020: 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
518
2020: 531
Stimulants dispensed
180
2020: 136
Benzodiazepines dispensed
228
2020: 280
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
36
2020: 36
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
74
2020: 71
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2020: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
23
2020: 30
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
53
2020: 57
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.4
%
2020: 7.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.3
%
2020: 6.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
82
2020: 92
Incidence of HIV Cases
36
2020: 13
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.
