By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
18
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
11
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
11
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
11
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
2
2020: 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
747
2020: 642
Stimulants dispensed
291
2020: 201
Benzodiazepines dispensed
316
2020: 285
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2020: 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
110
2020: 109
Opioid-Related Overdoses
18
2020: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2020: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
20
2020: 28
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
88
2020: 66
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.3
%
2020: 9.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.7
%
2020: 7.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
197
2020: 208
Incidence of HIV Cases
33
2020: 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.
