By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Union County
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
17
2021: 15
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2021: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
13
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
7
2021: 3
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
730
2021: 1,051
Stimulants dispensed
368
2021: 474
Benzodiazepines dispensed
337
2021: 491
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
37
2021: 44
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
49
2021: 126
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2021: 27
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
0
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
64
2021: 82
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
158
2021: 131
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
15.2
%
2021: 14.6%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.7
%
2021: 8.6%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
52
2021: 74
Incidence of HIV Cases
30
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.
