By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
29
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
26
2020: 24
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2020: 23
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
23
2020: 18
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
9
2020: 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
656
2020: 586
Stimulants dispensed
343
2020: 238
Benzodiazepines dispensed
292
2020: 265
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2020: 16
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
84
2020: 74
Opioid-Related Overdoses
10
2020: 13
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 4
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
105
2020: 128
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
286
2020: 202
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.8
%
2020: 9.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
6.5
%
2020: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
125
2020: 93
Incidence of HIV Cases
28
2020: 10
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.
