By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,131
2018: 1,103
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
923
2018: 863
Deaths Involving Opioids
876
2018: 816
Deaths Involving Heroin
196
2018: 168
Deaths Involving Cocaine
230
2018: 254
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
537
2018: 460
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
750
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
408
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
442
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
6,989
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
13,894
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
4,179
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9,713
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
10,232
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.7
%
2018: 11%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.6
%
2018: 10%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
839
2018: 780
Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,908
2018: 6,448
