By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2,168
2020: 1,734
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,853
2020: 1,463
Deaths Involving Opioids
1,733
2020: 1,400
Deaths Involving Heroin
136
2020: 244
Deaths Involving Cocaine
446
2020: 352
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,494
2020: 1,100
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
778
2020: 551
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
685
2020: 711
Stimulants Dispensed
429
2020: 407
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
420
2020: 437
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
10,804
2020: 9,455
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
16,917
2020: 15,636
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6,226
2020: 5,784
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,248
2020: 6,462
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
13,187
2020: 9,981
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
11.8
%
2020: 12%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
9.4
%
2020: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
731
2020: 731
Incidence of Hep C Cases
6,399
2020: 6,607
