By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
153
2020: 113
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
131
2020: 96
Deaths Involving Opioids
129
2020: 91
Deaths Involving Heroin
25
2020: 32
Deaths Involving Cocaine
21
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
105
2020: 61
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
62
2020: 43
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
804
2020: 834
Stimulants Dispensed
369
2020: 351
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
490
2020: 521
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
827
2020: 523
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,229
2020: 1,026
Opioid-Related Overdoses
482
2020: 384
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
461
2020: 452
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
935
2020: 658
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
38
2020: 34
Incidence of Hep C Cases
443
2020: 353
