By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
99
2019: 69
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
82
2019: 52
Deaths Involving Opioids
73
2019: 52
Deaths Involving Heroin
8
2019: 11
Deaths Involving Cocaine
30
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
61
2019: 29
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
611
2019: 624
Stimulants dispensed
318
2019: 326
Benzodiazepines dispensed
386
2019: 379
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2019: 7
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
62
2019: 77
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2019: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
188
2019: 821
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
422
2019: 440
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.0
%
2019: 6.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.0
%
2019: 5.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
237
2019: 347
Incidence of HIV Cases
5
2019: 27
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.
