By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
15
2018: 23
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
15
2018: 15
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2018: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
7
2018: 11
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
830
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
375
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
384
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
201
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
322
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
145
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
171
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
211
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
9
2018: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
78
2018: 68
