By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
140
2018: 172
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
109
2018: 140
Deaths Involving Opioids
102
2018: 131
Deaths Involving Heroin
23
2018: 28
Deaths Involving Cocaine
28
2018: 40
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
70
2018: 101
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
790
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
514
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
516
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
831
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,539
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
458
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,397
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
826
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
73
2018: 71
Incidence of Hep C Cases
585
2018: 636
