By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
51
2020: 47
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
49
2020: 44
Deaths Involving Opioids
49
2020: 42
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2020: 12
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
48
2020: 38
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
15
2020: 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
567
2020: 623
Stimulants Dispensed
293
2020: 293
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
345
2020: 367
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
359
2020: 284
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
275
2020: 264
Opioid-Related Overdoses
132
2020: 131
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
286
2020: 295
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
275
2020: 206
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
8
2020: 10
Incidence of Hep C Cases
93
2020: 106
