By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
52
2021: 55
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2021: 46
Deaths Involving Opioids
38
2021: 41
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
31
2021: 31
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
26
2021: 23
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
659
2021: 856
Stimulants dispensed
520
2021: 521
Benzodiazepines dispensed
437
2021: 579
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
35
2021: 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
35
2021: 91
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2021: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
6
2021: 9
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
203
2021: 200
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
474
2021: 354
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
21.5
%
2021: 18.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
16.0
%
2021: 14.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
40
2021: 146
Incidence of HIV Cases
7
2021: 6
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.
