By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
5
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
4
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Opioids
4
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
4
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
1
2021: 1
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
N/A
2021: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2021: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2021: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
17
2021: 25
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
23
2021: 34
Opioid-Related Overdoses
8
2021: 13
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
7
2021: 5
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
41
2021: 39
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: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
6
2021: 8
