By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
2
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
1
2021: 1
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
802
2021: 843
Stimulants Dispensed
438
2021: 447
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
287
2021: 300
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
56
2021: 45
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
60
2021: 89
Opioid-Related Overdoses
17
2021: 35
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
24
2021: 33
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
50
2021: 63
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: 5
Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2021: 24
