By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
51
2020: 47
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
49
2020: 44
Deaths Involving Opioids
49
2020: 42
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2020: 12
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
48
2020: 38
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
15
2020: 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
592
2020: 589
Stimulants dispensed
293
2020: 246
Benzodiazepines dispensed
365
2020: 351
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
36
2020: 28
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
56
2020: 51
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2020: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
18
2020: 13
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
286
2020: 295
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
280
2020: 254
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
17.4
%
2020: 16.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.8
%
2020: 14.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
93
2020: 105
Incidence of HIV Cases
8
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.
