By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
42
2021: 49
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
40
2021: 45
Deaths Involving Opioids
38
2021: 40
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
18
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
34
2021: 35
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
9
2021: 9
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
521
2021: 543
Stimulants Dispensed
325
2021: 321
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
315
2021: 328
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
375
2021: 260
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
437
2021: 394
Opioid-Related Overdoses
135
2021: 107
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
80
2021: 69
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
171
2021: 204
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: 17
Incidence of Hep C Cases
33
2021: 111
