By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
113
2019: 75
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
96
2019: 56
Deaths Involving Opioids
91
2019: 55
Deaths Involving Heroin
32
2019: 20
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 14
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
61
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
43
2019: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
834
2019: 930
Stimulants Dispensed
351
2019: 364
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
521
2019: 573
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
523
2019: 472
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,026
2019: 953
Opioid-Related Overdoses
384
2019: 271
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
452
2019: 592
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
658
2019: 797
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
34
2019: 29
Incidence of Hep C Cases
353
2019: 378
