By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
17
2021: 18
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
12
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
0
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
12
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
5
2021: 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
543
2021: 747
Stimulants dispensed
241
2021: 291
Benzodiazepines dispensed
249
2021: 316
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
36
2021: 17
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
37
2021: 110
Opioid-Related Overdoses
15
2021: 18
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
N/A
2021: 0
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
21
2021: 20
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2021: 88
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
8.7
%
2021: 11.3%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
7.8
%
2021: 9.7%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
110
2021: 197
Incidence of HIV Cases
30
2021: 33
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.
