By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
115
2020: 78
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
107
2020: 67
Deaths Involving Opioids
97
2020: 61
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
13
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
89
2020: 47
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
28
2020: 19
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
467
2020: 495
Stimulants Dispensed
406
2020: 376
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
313
2020: 329
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
549
2020: 501
Hospital Data
Drug Overdose Hospitalizations
Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard
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Drug-Related Overdoses
565
2020: 588
Opioid-Related Overdoses
188
2020: 205
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
446
2020: 415
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
555
2020: 433
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
26
2020: 40
Incidence of Hep C Cases
293
2020: 295
