By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
5
2021: 1
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
379
2021: 664
Stimulants dispensed
136
2021: 206
Benzodiazepines dispensed
171
2021: 308
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
34
2021: 30
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
31
2021: 103
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2021: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6
2021: 11
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
47
2021: 50
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2021: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2021: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
37
2021: 92
Incidence of HIV Cases
31
2021: 0
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.
