By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Oconee County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
24
2021: 30
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
20
2021: 22
Deaths Involving Opioids
18
2021: 24
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
11
2021: 11
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
773
2021: 934
Stimulants dispensed
453
2021: 484
Benzodiazepines dispensed
418
2021: 508
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
21
2021: 16
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
35
2021: 93
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2021: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2021: 60
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
347
2021: 225
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
19.0
%
2021: 13.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.4
%
2021: 10.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
64
2021: 203
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
2021: 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.
