By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
1
2021: 5
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
702
2021: 727
Stimulants Dispensed
379
2021: 360
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
354
2021: 359
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
62
2021: 54
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
77
2021: 92
Opioid-Related Overdoses
23
2021: 28
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
48
2021: 34
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
136
2021: 123
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 8
Incidence of Hep C Cases
15
2021: 31
