By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
18
2020: 10
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
11
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Opioids
11
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Heroin
2
2020: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
11
2020: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
11
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
2
2020: 2
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
632
2020: 625
Stimulants Dispensed
247
2020: 235
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
276
2020: 275
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
53
2020: 56
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
99
2020: 88
Opioid-Related Overdoses
34
2020: 39
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
20
2020: 28
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
77
2020: 52
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
10
2020: 16
Incidence of Hep C Cases
60
2020: 62
