By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2021: 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
2021: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2021: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2021: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
162
2021: 169
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
71
2021: 68
Opioid-Related Overdoses
23
2021: 20
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
36
2021: 28
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
88
2021: 79
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: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
9
2021: 32
