By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
66
2020: 52
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
57
2020: 46
Deaths Involving Opioids
57
2020: 44
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
15
2020: 13
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
42
2020: 36
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
26
2020: 15
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
1,052
2020: 1,105
Stimulants Dispensed
507
2020: 490
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
516
2020: 536
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
234
2020: 169
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
526
2020: 513
Opioid-Related Overdoses
222
2020: 202
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
156
2020: 274
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
600
2020: 537
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
30
2020: 23
Incidence of Hep C Cases
201
2020: 169
