By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
106
2020: 112
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
95
2020: 99
Deaths Involving Opioids
85
2020: 95
Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2020: 21
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2020: 15
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
76
2020: 78
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
53
2020: 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
751
2020: 742
Stimulants dispensed
552
2020: 416
Benzodiazepines dispensed
577
2020: 590
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
14
2020: 14
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
80
2020: 67
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2020: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
2
2020: 3
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
227
2020: 232
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
539
2020: 466
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.7
%
2020: 12.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.5
%
2020: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
100
2020: 89
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2020: 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.
