By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
30
2019: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
27
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
27
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
22
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
8
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
661
2019: 694
Stimulants dispensed
298
2019: 295
Benzodiazepines dispensed
432
2019: 440
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2019: 8
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
88
2019: 98
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2019: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
119
2019: 223
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
172
2019: 179
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2019: 11.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2019: 8.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
144
2019: 129
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 17
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.
