By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2020: N/A
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
931
2020: 836
Stimulants dispensed
255
2020: 166
Benzodiazepines dispensed
339
2020: 309
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
20
2020: 21
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
24
2020: 76
Opioid-Related Overdoses
3
2020: 8
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
64
2020: 86
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
155
2020: 143
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.9
%
2020: 9.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
12.2
%
2020: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
197
2020: 203
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2020: 0
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.
