By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
193
2021: 153
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
166
2021: 131
Deaths Involving Opioids
154
2021: 129
Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2021: 25
Deaths Involving Cocaine
34
2021: 21
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
144
2021: 105
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
77
2021: 62
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
774
2021: 804
Stimulants Dispensed
379
2021: 369
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
455
2021: 490
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,132
2021: 827
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
1,274
2021: 1,229
Opioid-Related Overdoses
497
2021: 482
Child Data
NAS Cases
4
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
451
2021: 461
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
1,147
2021: 935
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 38
Incidence of Hep C Cases
162
2021: 443
