By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,001
2016: 876
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
782
2016: 684
Deaths Involving Opioids
748
2016: 616
Deaths Involving Heroin
144
2016: 108
Deaths Involving Cocaine
235
2016: 139
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
362
2016: 190
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2016: 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
N/A
2016: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2016: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
N/A
2016: N/A
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
N/A
2016: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2016: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2016: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2016: 6,123
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2016: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
10.4
%
2016: 10%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.9
%
2016: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
796
2016: 790
Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,730
2016: 5,830
