By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
9
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
5
2020: 1
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
727
2020: 788
Stimulants Dispensed
360
2020: 344
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
359
2020: 382
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
54
2020: 57
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
92
2020: 90
Opioid-Related Overdoses
28
2020: 22
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
34
2020: 46
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
123
2020: 73
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
8
2020: 8
Incidence of Hep C Cases
31
2020: 45
