By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Pyschostimulants
N/A
Prescription Data
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
786
2018: 842
Stimulants dispensed
193
2018: 186
Benzodiazepines dispensed
414
2018: 448
EMS Data
Naloxone administrations via EMS
7
2018: 9
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
55
2018: 64
Opioid-Related Overdoses
7
2018: 7