By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
85
2020: 71
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
76
2020: 56
Deaths Involving Opioids
75
2020: 57
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2020: 13
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
67
2020: 41
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
33
2020: 29
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
647
2020: 674
Stimulants Dispensed
364
2020: 347
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
421
2020: 435
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
373
2020: 311
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
499
2020: 433
Opioid-Related Overdoses
243
2020: 190
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
148
2020: 126
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
345
2020: 223
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
20
2020: 19
Incidence of Hep C Cases
91
2020: 114
