By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
51
2021: 51
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
49
2021: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
46
2021: 49
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2021: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
42
2021: 48
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
16
2021: 15
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
526
2021: 567
Stimulants Dispensed
309
2021: 293
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
322
2021: 345
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
417
2021: 359
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
230
2021: 275
Opioid-Related Overdoses
108
2021: 132
Child Data
NAS Cases
25
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
212
2021: 286
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
280
2021: 275
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: 8
Incidence of Hep C Cases
66
2021: 93
