By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
14
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
4
2020: 2
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
1,131
2020: 1,166
Stimulants Dispensed
462
2020: 465
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
589
2020: 644
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
109
2020: 79
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
234
2020: 225
Opioid-Related Overdoses
86
2020: 74
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
154
2020: 206
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
341
2020: 298
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
9
2020: 11
Incidence of Hep C Cases
80
2020: 69
