By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2020: 4
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
2020: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2020: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2020: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
169
2020: 108
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
68
2020: 44
Opioid-Related Overdoses
20
2020: 16
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
28
2020: 37
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
79
2020: 52
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
N/A
2020: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
32
2020: 27
