By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
19
2019: 21
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
14
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2019: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Cocaine
4
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
9
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
7
2019: N/A
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
668
2019: 687
Stimulants Dispensed
339
2019: 346
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
371
2019: 372
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
90
2019: 79
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
244
2019: 208
Opioid-Related Overdoses
64
2019: 50
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
64
2019: 129
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
109
2019: 112
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
22
2019: 26
Incidence of Hep C Cases
74
2019: 75
