By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
32
2019: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
27
2019: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2019: 10
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
25
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
17
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
569
2019: 657
Stimulants dispensed
217
2019: 244
Benzodiazepines dispensed
353
2019: 398
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
27
2019: 20
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
87
2019: 104
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2019: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
118
2019: 185
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
204
2019: 211
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2019: 14.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 11.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
196
2019: 160
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2019: 15
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.
