By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Richland County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
132
2021: 137
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
110
2021: 110
Deaths Involving Opioids
104
2021: 98
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
53
2021: 47
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
88
2021: 82
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
40
2021: 36
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
534
2021: 458
Stimulants dispensed
393
2021: 310
Benzodiazepines dispensed
337
2021: 299
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2021: 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
27
2021: 65
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2021: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
3
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
214
2021: 232
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
968
2021: 549
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.5
%
2021: 6.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.0
%
2021: 5.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
126
2021: 200
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
2021: 28
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.
