By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
30
2020: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2020: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
16
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
11
2020: 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
934
2020: 875
Stimulants dispensed
484
2020: 351
Benzodiazepines dispensed
508
2020: 474
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
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
93
2020: 75
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2020: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
60
2020: 50
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
225
2020: 217
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.3
%
2020: 13.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.4
%
2020: 10.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
203
2020: 242
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
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.
