By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
11
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
9
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Opioids
8
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2020: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
6
2020: 5
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
770
2020: 798
Stimulants Dispensed
301
2020: 287
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
397
2020: 411
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
50
2020: 59
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
115
2020: 88
Opioid-Related Overdoses
36
2020: 35
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
60
2020: 45
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
102
2020: 49
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
N/A
2020: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
26
2020: 26
