By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
28
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2020: 27
Deaths Involving Opioids
21
2020: 27
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
21
2020: 22
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
11
2020: 8
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
673
2020: 688
Stimulants Dispensed
374
2020: 356
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
424
2020: 444
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
140
2020: 90
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
361
2020: 274
Opioid-Related Overdoses
112
2020: 82
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
115
2020: 119
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
203
2020: 147
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
6
2020: 9
Incidence of Hep C Cases
91
2020: 97
