By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
17
2021: 18
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
13
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Opioids
12
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 2
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
12
2021: 11
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
5
2021: 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
592
2021: 632
Stimulants Dispensed
262
2021: 247
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
271
2021: 276
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
108
2021: 53
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
111
2021: 99
Opioid-Related Overdoses
46
2021: 34
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
21
2021: 20
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2021: 77
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: 10
Incidence of Hep C Cases
33
2021: 60
