By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
272
2020: 197
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
248
2020: 181
Deaths Involving Opioids
212
2020: 170
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Cocaine
93
2020: 70
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
188
2020: 130
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
83
2020: 79
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
777
2020: 808
Stimulants Dispensed
437
2020: 421
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
459
2020: 473
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,375
2020: 1,087
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,686
2020: 1,373
Opioid-Related Overdoses
812
2020: 680
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
687
2020: 649
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,229
2020: 1,161
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
55
2020: 47
Incidence of Hep C Cases
529
2020: 594
