By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2020: 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
832
2020: 793
Stimulants dispensed
328
2020: 209
Benzodiazepines dispensed
401
2020: 399
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
24
2020: 23
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
129
2020: 108
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2020: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
75
2020: 81
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
158
2020: 132
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.7
%
2020: 6.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.3
%
2020: 4.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
160
2020: 80
Incidence of HIV Cases
21
2020: 13
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.
