By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2019: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
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
430
2019: 432
Stimulants Dispensed
229
2019: 218
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
271
2019: 275
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
68
2019: 49
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
85
2019: 55
Opioid-Related Overdoses
42
2019: 11
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
25
2019: 12
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
48
2019: 50
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
22
2019: 28
