By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
24
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
21
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
21
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
18
2019: 7
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
7
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
594
2019: 591
Stimulants Dispensed
182
2019: 166
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
303
2019: 275
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
115
2019: 64
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
83
2019: 78
Opioid-Related Overdoses
44
2019: 24
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
30
2019: 12
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
43
2019: 39
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: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
29
2019: 27
