By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
30
2019: 27
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
24
2019: 18
Deaths Involving Opioids
23
2019: 19
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
18
2019: 10
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
11
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
586
2019: 585
Stimulants dispensed
238
2019: 244
Benzodiazepines dispensed
265
2019: 264
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
16
2019: 9
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
74
2019: 77
Opioid-Related Overdoses
13
2019: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
4
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
128
2019: 172
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
202
2019: 177
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.0
%
2019: 8.7%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 7.4%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
93
2019: 108
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2019: 26
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.
