By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
125
2021: 106
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
115
2021: 95
Deaths Involving Opioids
106
2021: 85
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
23
2021: 12
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
93
2021: 76
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
56
2021: 53
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
725
2021: 750
Stimulants Dispensed
542
2021: 524
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
552
2021: 574
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
591
2021: 416
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,100
2021: 1,066
Opioid-Related Overdoses
449
2021: 377
Child Data
NAS Cases
3
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
215
2021: 227
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
910
2021: 674
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 33
Incidence of Hep C Cases
97
2021: 299
