By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
70
2020: 75
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
42
2020: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
45
2020: 47
Deaths Involving Heroin
7
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2020: 11
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
30
2020: 29
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
39
2020: 34
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
701
2020: 731
Stimulants Dispensed
384
2020: 357
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
495
2020: 513
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
332
2020: 334
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
651
2020: 591
Opioid-Related Overdoses
199
2020: 165
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
137
2020: 123
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
698
2020: 530
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
23
2020: 19
Incidence of Hep C Cases
223
2020: 230