By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
10
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
8
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
4
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
N/A
2019: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2019: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2019: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
108
2019: 75
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
44
2019: 39
Opioid-Related Overdoses
16
2019: 9
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
37
2019: 29
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
52
2019: 48
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
N/A
2019: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
27
2019: 36
