By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
109
2021: 115
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
103
2021: 107
Deaths Involving Opioids
96
2021: 97
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
88
2021: 89
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
36
2021: 28
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
401
2021: 468
Stimulants dispensed
396
2021: 369
Benzodiazepines dispensed
273
2021: 323
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
31
2021: 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
19
2021: 84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6
2021: 11
Child Data
Newborns Identified with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
10
2021: 11
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
412
2021: 446
Medicaid Data
Number of patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
586
2021: 599
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
18.2
%
2021: 14.4%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
14.8
%
2021: 11.3%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of Hep C cases
39
2021: 102
Incidence of HIV Cases
11
2021: 9
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.
