By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
78
2019: 57
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
67
2019: 54
Deaths Involving Opioids
61
2019: 49
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
47
2019: 28
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
19
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
469
2019: 511
Stimulants dispensed
299
2019: 302
Benzodiazepines dispensed
322
2019: 336
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
17
2019: 12
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
84
2019: 66
Opioid-Related Overdoses
12
2019: 10
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
7
2019: 13
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
415
2019: 897
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
546
2019: 524
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.0
%
2019: 13.9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.0
%
2019: 12.5%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
102
2019: 117
Incidence of HIV Cases
54
2019: 15
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.
