By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
106
2020: 112
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
95
2020: 99
Deaths Involving Opioids
85
2020: 95
Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2020: 21
Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2020: 15
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
76
2020: 78
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
53
2020: 48
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
750
2020: 768
Stimulants Dispensed
524
2020: 492
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
574
2020: 590
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
416
2020: 423
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,066
2020: 979
Opioid-Related Overdoses
377
2020: 384
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
227
2020: 232
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
674
2020: 433
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
33
2020: 38
Incidence of Hep C Cases
299
2020: 272
