By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
0
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
836
2019: 879
Stimulants dispensed
166
2019: 170
Benzodiazepines dispensed
309
2019: 307
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2019: 10
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
76
2019: 57
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2019: 7
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
86
2019: 35
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
143
2019: 137
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.0
%
2019: 7.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 5.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
203
2019: 253
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 27
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.
