By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
115
2020: 78
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
107
2020: 67
Deaths Involving Opioids
97
2020: 61
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
89
2020: 47
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
28
2020: 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
468
2020: 469
Stimulants dispensed
369
2020: 299
Benzodiazepines dispensed
323
2020: 322
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
19
2020: 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
84
2020: 84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2020: 12
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
11
2020: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
446
2020: 415
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
599
2020: 546
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
14.4
%
2020: 13.0%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
11.3
%
2020: 11.0%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
102
2020: 102
Incidence of HIV Cases
9
2020: 54
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.
