By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
89
2021: 85
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
77
2021: 76
Deaths Involving Opioids
73
2021: 75
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2021: 12
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
72
2021: 67
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
37
2021: 33
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
618
2021: 647
Stimulants Dispensed
374
2021: 364
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
399
2021: 421
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
512
2021: 373
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
478
2021: 499
Opioid-Related Overdoses
241
2021: 243
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
154
2021: 148
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
373
2021: 345
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 20
Incidence of Hep C Cases
51
2021: 91
