By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
1
2019: N/A
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
832
2019: 828
Stimulants Dispensed
425
2019: 421
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
288
2019: 291
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
27
2019: 21
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
72
2019: 52
Opioid-Related Overdoses
27
2019: 13
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
26
2019: 11
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
39
2019: 43
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2019: 5
Incidence of Hep C Cases
26
2019: 56
