By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2021: 1
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
669
2021: 832
Stimulants dispensed
306
2021: 328
Benzodiazepines dispensed
349
2021: 401
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
28
2021: 24
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
35
2021: 129
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2021: 22
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
54
2021: 75
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
138
2021: 158
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.6
%
2021: 7.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
3.7
%
2021: 6.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
42
2021: 160
Incidence of HIV Cases
32
2021: 21
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.
