By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2
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
642
2019: 625
Stimulants dispensed
201
2019: 211
Benzodiazepines dispensed
285
2019: 280
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2019: 13
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
109
2019: 139
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2019: 26
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2019: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
28
2019: 106
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
66
2019: 81
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.0
%
2019: 6.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.0
%
2019: 5.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
208
2019: 283
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 36
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.
