By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
70
2020: 48
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
67
2020: 44
Deaths Involving Opioids
64
2020: 41
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
60
2020: 33
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
30
2020: 17
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
513
2020: 529
Stimulants Dispensed
342
2020: 322
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
285
2020: 299
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
321
2020: 316
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
819
2020: 797
Opioid-Related Overdoses
310
2020: 309
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
169
2020: 189
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
425
2020: 344
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
24
2020: 19
Incidence of Hep C Cases
175
2020: 142
