By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
65
2018: 55
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
58
2018: 48
Deaths Involving Opioids
48
2018: 42
Deaths Involving Heroin
14
2018: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2018: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
27
2018: 23
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
788
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
484
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
571
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
264
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
799
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
201
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
232
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
437
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
33
2018: 35
Incidence of Hep C Cases
310
2018: 311
