By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
31
2020: 32
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
25
2020: 27
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2020: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
17
2020: 25
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
15
2020: 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
824
2020: 569
Stimulants dispensed
387
2020: 217
Benzodiazepines dispensed
533
2020: 353
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
27
2020: 27
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
101
2020: 87
Opioid-Related Overdoses
19
2020: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
11
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
131
2020: 118
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
254
2020: 204
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.9
%
2020: 12.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.2
%
2020: 9.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
162
2020: 196
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
2020: 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.
