By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
233
2021: 272
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
210
2021: 248
Deaths Involving Opioids
192
2021: 212
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
79
2021: 93
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
176
2021: 188
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
57
2021: 83
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
726
2021: 777
Stimulants Dispensed
441
2021: 437
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
430
2021: 459
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,544
2021: 1,375
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,460
2021: 1,686
Opioid-Related Overdoses
652
2021: 812
Child Data
NAS Cases
11
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
484
2021: 687
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,253
2021: 1,229
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: 55
Incidence of Hep C Cases
230
2021: 529
