By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
125
2021: 106
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
115
2021: 95
Deaths Involving Opioids
106
2021: 85
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
23
2021: 12
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
93
2021: 76
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
56
2021: 53
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
665
2021: 751
Stimulants dispensed
499
2021: 552
Benzodiazepines dispensed
506
2021: 577
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2021: 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
36
2021: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2021: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
3
2021: 2
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
215
2021: 227
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
910
2021: 539
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.1
%
2021: 11.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.9
%
2021: 9.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
32
2021: 100
Incidence of HIV Cases
8
2021: 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.
