By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
0
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
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
219
2019: 244
Stimulants dispensed
84
2019: 80
Benzodiazepines dispensed
154
2019: 158
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
3
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
44
2019: 55
Opioid-Related Overdoses
5
2019: 4
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6
2019: 7
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
30
2019: 31
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
5.0
%
2019: 5.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2019: 5.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
74
2019: 59
Incidence of HIV Cases
27
2019: 0
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.
