By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
112
2019: 65
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
99
2019: 58
Deaths Involving Opioids
95
2019: 48
Deaths Involving Heroin
21
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Cocaine
15
2019: 10
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
78
2019: 27
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
48
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
742
2019: 775
Stimulants dispensed
416
2019: 420
Benzodiazepines dispensed
590
2019: 586
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2019: 9
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
67
2019: 67
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2019: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
3
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
232
2019: 232
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
466
2019: 494
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2019: 12.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2019: 10.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
89
2019: 104
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 11
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.
