By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
32
2019: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
27
2019: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2019: 10
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
25
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
17
2019: N/A
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
578
2019: 668
Stimulants Dispensed
251
2019: 278
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
355
2019: 399
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
185
2019: 137
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
248
2019: 257
Opioid-Related Overdoses
98
2019: 63
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
118
2019: 185
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
182
2019: 175
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
9
2019: 10
Incidence of Hep C Cases
133
2019: 108
