By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
270
2020: 181
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
230
2020: 145
Deaths Involving Opioids
213
2020: 144
Deaths Involving Heroin
16
2020: 28
Deaths Involving Cocaine
47
2020: 39
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
194
2020: 114
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
135
2020: 60
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
2020: 715
Stimulants Dispensed
537
2020: 507
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
471
2020: 497
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,142
2020: 1,044
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,669
2020: 1,594
Opioid-Related Overdoses
578
2020: 538
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
552
2020: 595
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,088
2020: 805
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
60
2020: 70
Incidence of Hep C Cases
832
2020: 888
