By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
14
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2021: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
11
2021: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
10
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
2
2021: 3
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
859
2021: 846
Stimulants Dispensed
391
2021: 372
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
442
2021: 451
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
29
2021: 25
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
60
2021: 72
Opioid-Related Overdoses
26
2021: 38
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
78
2021: 62
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
91
2021: 89
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: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
12
2021: 26
