By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
1
2021: 1
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
733
2021: 760
Stimulants Dispensed
334
2021: 304
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
380
2021: 387
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
80
2021: 68
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
99
2021: 118
Opioid-Related Overdoses
32
2021: 50
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
54
2021: 75
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
138
2021: 136
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: 6
Incidence of Hep C Cases
12
2021: 46
