By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2021: 1
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
216
2021: 221
Stimulants Dispensed
163
2021: 145
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
160
2021: 151
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
20
2021: 19
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
22
2021: 38
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6
2021: 9
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5
2021: 16
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
27
2021: 25
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
N/A
2021: 8
