By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
21
2018: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Opioids
15
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2018: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2018: 2
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
687
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
346
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
372
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
79
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
208
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
50
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
129
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
112
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
26
2018: 32
Incidence of Hep C Cases
75
2018: 75
