By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
40
2021: 29
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
39
2021: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
37
2021: 24
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
33
2021: 23
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
10
2021: 9
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
526
2021: 656
Stimulants dispensed
307
2021: 343
Benzodiazepines dispensed
223
2021: 292
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2021: 19
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
26
2021: 84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
9
2021: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
94
2021: 105
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
375
2021: 286
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.4
%
2021: 8.8%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.8
%
2021: 6.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
47
2021: 125
Incidence of HIV Cases
29
2021: 28
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.
