By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
26
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
22
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
19
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
3
2021: 5
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
614
2021: 650
Stimulants Dispensed
207
2021: 203
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
301
2021: 327
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
191
2021: 110
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
97
2021: 84
Opioid-Related Overdoses
39
2021: 31
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
15
2021: 23
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
45
2021: 59
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: 11
Incidence of Hep C Cases
13
2021: 25
