By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
19
2019: 21
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2019: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
7
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
647
2019: 671
Stimulants dispensed
294
2019: 308
Benzodiazepines dispensed
365
2019: 372
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
11
2019: 9
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
80
2019: 82
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2019: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
64
2019: 129
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
122
2019: 130
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.0
%
2019: 5.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.0
%
2019: 5.1%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
87
2019: 87
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2019: 30
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.
