By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
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
757
2019: 770
Stimulants dispensed
246
2019: 258
Benzodiazepines dispensed
404
2019: 393
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2019: 8
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
77
2019: 94
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2019: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
45
2019: 28
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
57
2019: 60
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.0
%
2019: 9.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.0
%
2019: 8.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
68
2019: 88
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 29
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.
