By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
40
2021: 29
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
39
2021: 26
Deaths Involving Opioids
37
2021: 24
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2021: 7
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
33
2021: 23
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
10
2021: 9
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
576
2021: 589
Stimulants Dispensed
334
2021: 328
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
244
2021: 255
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
177
2021: 197
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
264
2021: 278
Opioid-Related Overdoses
88
2021: 55
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
94
2021: 105
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
375
2021: 281
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: 29
Incidence of Hep C Cases
49
2021: 131
