By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
71
2019: 29
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
56
2019: 24
Deaths Involving Opioids
57
2019: 21
Deaths Involving Heroin
13
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
41
2019: 16
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
29
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
674
2019: 695
Stimulants Dispensed
347
2019: 348
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
435
2019: 438
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
311
2019: 229
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
433
2019: 305
Opioid-Related Overdoses
190
2019: 115
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
126
2019: 86
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
223
2019: 221
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
19
2019: 23
Incidence of Hep C Cases
114
2019: 159
