By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
30
2020: 13
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
22
2020: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
16
2020: 6
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
11
2020: 4
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
864
2020: 898
Stimulants Dispensed
458
2020: 439
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
464
2020: 482
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
127
2020: 94
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
261
2020: 233
Opioid-Related Overdoses
66
2020: 64
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
60
2020: 50
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
266
2020: 188
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
8
2020: 8
Incidence of Hep C Cases
161
2020: 194
