By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
7
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
7
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
3
2020: 4
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
906
2020: 939
Stimulants Dispensed
306
2020: 293
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
339
2020: 354
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
62
2020: 50
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
166
2020: 143
Opioid-Related Overdoses
59
2020: 35
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
87
2020: 100
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
158
2020: 120
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
N/A
2020: 7
Incidence of Hep C Cases
29
2020: 38
