By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
40
2019: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
30
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2019: 22
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
23
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
22
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
813
2019: 853
Stimulants dispensed
378
2019: 385
Benzodiazepines dispensed
549
2019: 560
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
25
2019: 21
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
83
2019: 95
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2019: 16
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2019: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
256
2019: 329
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
314
2019: 348
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
18.0
%
2019: 19.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
13.0
%
2019: 14.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
181
2019: 85
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
2019: 13
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.
