By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
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
793
2019: 807
Stimulants dispensed
209
2019: 212
Benzodiazepines dispensed
399
2019: 397
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
23
2019: 12
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
108
2019: 115
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2019: 15
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
81
2019: 132
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
132
2019: 116
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.0
%
2019: 8.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
4.0
%
2019: 7.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
80
2019: 130
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2019: 20
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.
