By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
48
2019: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
44
2019: 34
Deaths Involving Opioids
41
2019: 31
Deaths Involving Heroin
7
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
33
2019: 17
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
17
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
529
2019: 565
Stimulants Dispensed
322
2019: 316
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
299
2019: 307
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
316
2019: 180
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
797
2019: 605
Opioid-Related Overdoses
309
2019: 190
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
189
2019: 176
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
344
2019: 368
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
19
2019: 21
Incidence of Hep C Cases
142
2019: 145
