By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
38
2020: 28
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
34
2020: 24
Deaths Involving Opioids
32
2020: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
26
2020: 20
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
10
2020: 6
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
727
2020: 773
Stimulants Dispensed
343
2020: 346
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
375
2020: 379
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
236
2020: 199
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
238
2020: 253
Opioid-Related Overdoses
98
2020: 121
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
180
2020: 159
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
231
2020: 200
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
8
2020: 10
Incidence of Hep C Cases
88
2020: 67
