By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
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
891
2019: 850
Stimulants Dispensed
368
2019: 366
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
469
2019: 445
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
26
2019: 26
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
69
2019: 58
Opioid-Related Overdoses
36
2019: 19
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2019: 99
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
63
2019: 52
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
N/A
2019: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
10
2019: 26
