By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
40
2019: 36
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
30
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
26
2019: 22
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
23
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
22
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
800
2019: 866
Stimulants Dispensed
466
2019: 491
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
534
2019: 560
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
318
2019: 264
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
480
2019: 462
Opioid-Related Overdoses
164
2019: 122
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
256
2019: 329
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
307
2019: 309
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
6
2019: 16
Incidence of Hep C Cases
232
2019: 108
