By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
47
2019: 35
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
44
2019: 31
Deaths Involving Opioids
42
2019: 32
Deaths Involving Heroin
12
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
38
2019: 24
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
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
589
2019: 620
Stimulants dispensed
246
2019: 264
Benzodiazepines dispensed
351
2019: 364
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
28
2019: 24
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
51
2019: 56
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2019: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
13
2019: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
295
2019: 263
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
254
2019: 270
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
16.0
%
2019: 14.5%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.0
%
2019: 13.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
105
2019: 117
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2019: 10
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.
