By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
7
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 3
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
1,166
2019: 1,195
Stimulants Dispensed
465
2019: 462
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
644
2019: 643
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
79
2019: 48
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
225
2019: 209
Opioid-Related Overdoses
74
2019: 65
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
206
2019: 189
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
298
2019: 310
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
11
2019: 11
Incidence of Hep C Cases
69
2019: 81
