By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
36
2019: 20
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
36
2019: 13
Deaths Involving Opioids
34
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
22
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
9
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
721
2019: 760
Stimulants Dispensed
495
2019: 497
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
409
2019: 403
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
202
2019: 185
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
572
2019: 447
Opioid-Related Overdoses
204
2019: 132
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
157
2019: 147
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
237
2019: 274
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
19
2019: 21
Incidence of Hep C Cases
155
2019: 150
