By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
55
2020: 40
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
46
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Opioids
41
2020: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
31
2020: 23
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
23
2020: 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
856
2020: 813
Stimulants dispensed
521
2020: 378
Benzodiazepines dispensed
579
2020: 549
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
25
2020: 25
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
91
2020: 83
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2020: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
9
2020: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
200
2020: 256
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
354
2020: 314
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
18.0
%
2020: 18.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.2
%
2020: 13.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
146
2020: 181
Incidence of HIV Cases
6
2020: 26
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.
