By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
6
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
5
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
6
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2020: 4
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
760
2020: 827
Stimulants Dispensed
304
2020: 307
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
387
2020: 414
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
68
2020: 70
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
118
2020: 92
Opioid-Related Overdoses
50
2020: 35
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
75
2020: 81
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
136
2020: 107
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
6
2020: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
46
2020: 24
