By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
57
2018: 55
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
54
2018: 49
Deaths Involving Opioids
49
2018: 43
Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2018: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
3
2018: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
28
2018: 26
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2018: N/A
Prescription Data
Opioid Prescriptions
Number of Prescriptions Dispensed
Prescription Dashboards
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Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
536
2018: N/A
Stimulants Dispensed
377
2018: N/A
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
336
2018: N/A
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
351
2018: N/A
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
578
2018: N/A
Opioid-Related Overdoses
168
2018: N/A
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2018: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
897
2018: N/A
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
458
2018: N/A
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2018: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
41
2018: 22
Incidence of Hep C Cases
329
2018: 337
