By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
78
2019: 57
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
67
2019: 54
Deaths Involving Opioids
61
2019: 49
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2019: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
9
2019: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
47
2019: 28
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
19
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
495
2019: 536
Stimulants Dispensed
376
2019: 377
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
329
2019: 336
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
501
2019: 351
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
588
2019: 578
Opioid-Related Overdoses
205
2019: 168
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
415
2019: 897
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
433
2019: 458
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
40
2019: 41
Incidence of Hep C Cases
295
2019: 329
