By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
0
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
615
2020: 335
Stimulants dispensed
164
2020: 59
Benzodiazepines dispensed
315
2020: 175
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2020: 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
111
2020: 65
Opioid-Related Overdoses
23
2020: 6
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5
2020: 0
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
22
2020: 15
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0.0
%
2020: 0.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2020: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
113
2020: 106
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.
