By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
137
2020: 99
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
110
2020: 82
Deaths Involving Opioids
98
2020: 73
Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
47
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
82
2020: 61
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
36
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
458
2020: 611
Stimulants dispensed
310
2020: 318
Benzodiazepines dispensed
299
2020: 386
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
12
2020: 12
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
65
2020: 62
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2020: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
232
2020: 188
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
549
2020: 422
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
6.3
%
2020: 6.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
5.4
%
2020: 5.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
200
2020: 237
Incidence of HIV Cases
28
2020: 5
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.
