By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
25
2021: 28
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
23
2021: 23
Deaths Involving Opioids
21
2021: 21
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2021: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
21
2021: 21
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
6
2021: 11
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
621
2021: 673
Stimulants Dispensed
374
2021: 374
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
408
2021: 424
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
160
2021: 140
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
284
2021: 361
Opioid-Related Overdoses
87
2021: 112
Child Data
NAS Cases
7
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
79
2021: 115
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
263
2021: 203
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: 6
Incidence of Hep C Cases
25
2021: 91
