By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
13
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2019: 17
Deaths Involving Opioids
10
2019: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
4
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
875
2019: 915
Stimulants dispensed
351
2019: 359
Benzodiazepines dispensed
474
2019: 500
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 13
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
75
2019: 92
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2019: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2019: 77
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
217
2019: 217
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2019: 16.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.0
%
2019: 12.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
242
2019: 117
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 10
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.
