By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
38
2021: 38
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
36
2021: 34
Deaths Involving Opioids
37
2021: 32
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
33
2021: 26
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
8
2021: 10
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
685
2021: 727
Stimulants Dispensed
354
2021: 343
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
362
2021: 375
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
273
2021: 236
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
222
2021: 238
Opioid-Related Overdoses
115
2021: 98
Child Data
NAS Cases
11
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
192
2021: 180
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
250
2021: 231
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: 8
Incidence of Hep C Cases
27
2021: 88
