By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
3
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
847
2019: 897
Stimulants Dispensed
272
2019: 275
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
481
2019: 483
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
68
2019: 63
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
164
2019: 146
Opioid-Related Overdoses
43
2019: 18
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
57
2019: 46
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
154
2019: 134
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
N/A
2019: 7
Incidence of Hep C Cases
47
2019: 56
