By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
2,296
2021: 2,168
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,982
2021: 1,853
Deaths Involving Opioids
1,864
2021: 1,733
Deaths Involving Heroin
54
2021: 136
Deaths Involving Cocaine
562
2021: 446
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,660
2021: 1,494
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
794
2021: 778
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
649
2021: 685
Stimulants Dispensed
443
2021: 429
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
399
2021: 420
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
14,105
2021: 10,804
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
16,430
2021: 16,917
Opioid-Related Overdoses
6,053
2021: 6,226
Child Data
NAS Cases
6
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5,563
2021: 6,248
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
15,125
2021: 13,187
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.2
%
2021: 12%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.2
%
2021: 9%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 731
Incidence of Hep C Cases
2,779
2021: 6,399
