By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
16
2020: 19
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
16
2020: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
16
2020: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
15
2020: 12
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
7
2020: 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
1,002
2020: 1,050
Stimulants Dispensed
308
2020: 282
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
320
2020: 334
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
101
2020: 90
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
165
2020: 137
Opioid-Related Overdoses
55
2020: 47
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
99
2020: 135
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
192
2020: 177
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
6
2020: 7
Incidence of Hep C Cases
39
2020: 38
