By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
17
2021: 15
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2021: 14
Deaths Involving Opioids
13
2021: 13
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
2
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
13
2021: 10
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
7
2021: 3
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
797
2021: 816
Stimulants Dispensed
400
2021: 396
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
368
2021: 379
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
98
2021: 118
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
130
2021: 158
Opioid-Related Overdoses
36
2021: 61
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
64
2021: 82
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
158
2021: 148
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: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
14
2021: 20
