By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2018: 16
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2018: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
10
2018: 12
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2018: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2018: 7
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
668
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
278
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
399
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
137
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
257
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
63
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
185
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
175
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
10
2018: 5
Incidence of Hep C Cases
108
2018: 94
