By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
37
2021: 37
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
26
2021: 17
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
14
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
18
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
13
2021: 10
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
551
2021: 717
Stimulants dispensed
308
2021: 353
Benzodiazepines dispensed
311
2021: 389
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
22
2021: 15
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
25
2021: 80
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2021: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
48
2021: 61
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
188
2021: 165
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.8
%
2021: 8.2%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.6
%
2021: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
32
2021: 80
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
2021: 19
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.
