By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
21
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
19
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
20
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
16
2021: 15
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
3
2021: 7
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
955
2021: 1,002
Stimulants Dispensed
315
2021: 308
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
288
2021: 320
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
119
2021: 101
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
128
2021: 165
Opioid-Related Overdoses
53
2021: 55
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
90
2021: 99
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
201
2021: 192
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: 6
Incidence of Hep C Cases
15
2021: 39
