By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
37
2021: 37
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
26
2021: 17
Deaths Involving Opioids
24
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
1
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
14
2021: 16
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
18
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
13
2021: 10
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
602
2021: 648
Stimulants Dispensed
334
2021: 335
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
338
2021: 360
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
183
2021: 127
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
212
2021: 216
Opioid-Related Overdoses
89
2021: 75
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
48
2021: 61
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
188
2021: 176
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: 16
Incidence of Hep C Cases
27
2021: 66
