By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
28
2018: 37
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2018: 30
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2018: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2018: 15
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
17
2018: 11
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: 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
1,192
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
495
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
537
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
156
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
379
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
118
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
355
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
516
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
36
2018: 28
Incidence of Hep C Cases
211
2018: 257
