By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
1
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
1
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
788
2019: 718
Stimulants Dispensed
344
2019: 311
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
382
2019: 340
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
57
2019: 42
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
90
2019: 82
Opioid-Related Overdoses
22
2019: 29
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
46
2019: 76
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
73
2019: 56
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
8
2019: 7
Incidence of Hep C Cases
45
2019: 28
