By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
287
2021: 270
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
246
2021: 230
Deaths Involving Opioids
231
2021: 213
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Cocaine
63
2021: 47
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
216
2021: 194
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
130
2021: 135
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
652
2021: 685
Stimulants Dispensed
559
2021: 537
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
446
2021: 471
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,601
2021: 1,142
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,628
2021: 1,669
Opioid-Related Overdoses
548
2021: 578
Child Data
NAS Cases
4
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
506
2021: 552
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,428
2021: 1,088
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: 60
Incidence of Hep C Cases
279
2021: 832
