By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
2
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
815
2019: 793
Stimulants Dispensed
258
2019: 252
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
432
2019: 414
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
38
2019: 31
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
108
2019: 97
Opioid-Related Overdoses
28
2019: 21
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
126
2019: 175
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
163
2019: 155
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
5
2019: 5
Incidence of Hep C Cases
57
2019: 54
