By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
6
2020: 3
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
800
2020: 847
Stimulants Dispensed
288
2020: 272
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
484
2020: 481
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
92
2020: 68
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
154
2020: 164
Opioid-Related Overdoses
40
2020: 43
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
54
2020: 57
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
200
2020: 154
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
N/A
2020: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
72
2020: 47
