By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2020: 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
858
2020: 757
Stimulants dispensed
384
2020: 246
Benzodiazepines dispensed
492
2020: 404
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
13
2020: 15
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
89
2020: 77
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2020: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
60
2020: 45
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
83
2020: 57
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2020: 7.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.7
%
2020: 5.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
68
2020: 68
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.
