By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
75
2019: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
49
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
47
2019: 27
Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
11
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
29
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
34
2019: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
731
2019: 781
Stimulants Dispensed
357
2019: 360
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
513
2019: 528
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
334
2019: 227
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
591
2019: 489
Opioid-Related Overdoses
165
2019: 101
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
123
2019: 98
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
530
2019: 596
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: 27
Incidence of Hep C Cases
230
2019: 234
