By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
26
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
22
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
19
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
3
2021: 5
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
558
2021: 518
Stimulants dispensed
190
2021: 180
Benzodiazepines dispensed
276
2021: 228
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
60
2021: 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
30
2021: 74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2021: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
15
2021: 23
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
45
2021: 53
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.9
%
2021: 9.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.6
%
2021: 7.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
41
2021: 82
Incidence of HIV Cases
34
2021: 36
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.
