By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
47
2019: 35
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
44
2019: 31
Deaths Involving Opioids
42
2019: 32
Deaths Involving Heroin
12
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
38
2019: 24
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
5
2019: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
623
2019: 634
Stimulants Dispensed
293
2019: 297
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
367
2019: 364
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
284
2019: 238
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
264
2019: 173
Opioid-Related Overdoses
131
2019: 78
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
295
2019: 263
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
206
2019: 224
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
10
2019: 10
Incidence of Hep C Cases
106
2019: 115
