By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
13
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
12
2021: 9
Deaths Involving Opioids
11
2021: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
8
2021: 6
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
4
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
724
2021: 770
Stimulants Dispensed
302
2021: 301
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
375
2021: 397
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
62
2021: 50
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
122
2021: 115
Opioid-Related Overdoses
28
2021: 36
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
53
2021: 60
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
125
2021: 102
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: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
18
2021: 26
