By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
1
2021: 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
210
2021: 323
Stimulants dispensed
104
2021: 129
Benzodiazepines dispensed
131
2021: 204
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
9
2021: 13
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
12
2021: 63
Opioid-Related Overdoses
4
2021: 9
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
7
2021: 5
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
41
2021: 27
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
7.3
%
2021: 6.1%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0.0
%
2021: 0.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
32
2021: 43
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 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.
