By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
4
2020: 3
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
3
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
3
2020: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
3
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
1
2020: 2
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
435
2020: 450
Stimulants Dispensed
145
2020: 149
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
192
2020: 207
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
49
2020: 25
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
57
2020: 53
Opioid-Related Overdoses
14
2020: 11
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
11
2020: 12
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
33
2020: 32
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
N/A
2020: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
15
2020: 14
