By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
876
2015: 789
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
684
2015: 641
Deaths Involving Opioids
616
2015: 565
Deaths Involving Heroin
108
2015: 95
Deaths Involving Cocaine
139
2015: 117
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
190
2015: 130
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2015: 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
2015: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
N/A
2015: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
N/A
2015: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
N/A
2015: 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
2015: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
N/A
2015: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2015: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
6,123
2015: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
N/A
2015: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
9.5
%
2015: 9%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
8.5
%
2015: 8%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
790
2015: 715
Incidence of Hep C Cases
5,830
2015: 4,311
