By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
49
2020: 34
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Opioids
40
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
35
2020: 24
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
9
2020: 4
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
543
2020: 568
Stimulants Dispensed
321
2020: 311
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
328
2020: 346
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
260
2020: 277
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
394
2020: 403
Opioid-Related Overdoses
107
2020: 127
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2020: 70
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
204
2020: 135
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
17
2020: 16
Incidence of Hep C Cases
111
2020: 144
