By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2020: 2
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
664
2020: 434
Stimulants dispensed
206
2020: 111
Benzodiazepines dispensed
308
2020: 205
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
30
2020: 15
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
103
2020: 119
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2020: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
11
2020: 12
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2020: 43
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2020: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2020: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
92
2020: 84
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
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.
