By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
37
2020: 19
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
17
2020: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2020: 13
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
13
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
10
2020: 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
717
2020: 647
Stimulants dispensed
353
2020: 294
Benzodiazepines dispensed
389
2020: 365
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
15
2020: 11
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
2020: 80
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
61
2020: 64
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
165
2020: 122
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.2
%
2020: 5.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2020: 5.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
80
2020: 87
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2020: 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.
