By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
193
2021: 153
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
166
2021: 131
Deaths Involving Opioids
154
2021: 129
Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2021: 25
Deaths Involving Cocaine
34
2021: 21
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
144
2021: 105
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
77
2021: 62
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
709
2021: 771
Stimulants dispensed
348
2021: 370
Benzodiazepines dispensed
417
2021: 493
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
33
2021: 25
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
37
2021: 81
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2021: 17
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
2021: 2
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
451
2021: 461
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,147
2021: 913
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.2
%
2021: 14.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.8
%
2021: 10.2%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
47
2021: 132
Incidence of HIV Cases
13
2021: 11
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.
