By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
31
2020: 32
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
25
2020: 27
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2020: 26
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
17
2020: 25
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
15
2020: 17
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
551
2020: 578
Stimulants Dispensed
257
2020: 251
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
342
2020: 355
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
182
2020: 185
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
265
2020: 248
Opioid-Related Overdoses
102
2020: 98
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
131
2020: 118
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
286
2020: 182
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
14
2020: 9
Incidence of Hep C Cases
110
2020: 133
