By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
137
2020: 99
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
110
2020: 82
Deaths Involving Opioids
98
2020: 73
Deaths Involving Heroin
9
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Cocaine
47
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
82
2020: 61
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
36
2020: 22
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
618
2020: 644
Stimulants Dispensed
413
2020: 392
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
390
2020: 402
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
495
2020: 506
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,034
2020: 962
Opioid-Related Overdoses
279
2020: 274
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
232
2020: 188
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
631
2020: 431
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
116
2020: 112
Incidence of Hep C Cases
837
2020: 994
