By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
52
2021: 55
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2021: 46
Deaths Involving Opioids
38
2021: 41
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
6
2021: 5
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
31
2021: 31
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
26
2021: 23
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
720
2021: 776
Stimulants Dispensed
563
2021: 519
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
476
2021: 511
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
463
2021: 333
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
445
2021: 540
Opioid-Related Overdoses
157
2021: 179
Child Data
NAS Cases
6
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
203
2021: 200
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
474
2021: 420
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: 8
Incidence of Hep C Cases
54
2021: 193
