By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
32
2021: 31
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
28
2021: 25
Deaths Involving Opioids
27
2021: 24
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
27
2021: 17
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
23
2021: 15
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
495
2021: 824
Stimulants dispensed
262
2021: 387
Benzodiazepines dispensed
308
2021: 533
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
44
2021: 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
41
2021: 101
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2021: 19
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
125
2021: 131
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
320
2021: 254
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
17.2
%
2021: 12.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.9
%
2021: 8.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
53
2021: 162
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2021: 21
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.
