By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
3
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
2
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Opioids
2
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
2
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
450
2019: 485
Stimulants Dispensed
149
2019: 149
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
207
2019: 203
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
25
2019: 18
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
53
2019: 37
Opioid-Related Overdoses
11
2019: 10
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
12
2019: 25
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
32
2019: 22
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
N/A
2019: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
14
2019: 20
