By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
8
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
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
827
2019: 812
Stimulants Dispensed
307
2019: 293
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
414
2019: 397
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
70
2019: 38
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
92
2019: 60
Opioid-Related Overdoses
35
2019: 16
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
81
2019: 132
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
107
2019: 102
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: 6
Incidence of Hep C Cases
24
2019: 40
