By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
9
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
6
2019: 2
Deaths Involving Opioids
5
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
1
2019: N/A
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
5
2019: 1
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
3
2019: N/A
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
820
2019: 850
Stimulants Dispensed
390
2019: 402
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
403
2019: 437
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
78
2019: 38
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
This dashboard will be updated monthly to provide real-time data. For more information, click on the link below:
Drug-Related Overdoses
155
2019: 100
Opioid-Related Overdoses
61
2019: 15
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
87
2019: 63
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
112
2019: 107
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
N/A
2019: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
17
2019: 26
