By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
1,734
2019: 1,131
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,463
2019: 923
Deaths Involving Opioids
1,400
2019: 876
Deaths Involving Heroin
244
2019: 196
Deaths Involving Cocaine
352
2019: 230
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,100
2019: 537
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
551
2019: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
711
2019: 750
Stimulants Dispensed
407
2019: 408
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
437
2019: 442
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
9,455
2019: 6,989
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
15,636
2019: 13,894
Opioid-Related Overdoses
5,784
2019: 4,179
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,462
2019: 9,713
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
9,981
2019: 10,232
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
12.0
%
2019: 12%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.0
%
2019: 10%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
731
2019: 839
Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,607
2019: 6,908
