By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Special Statistical Reports
South Carolina Drug Overdose Deaths 2023
South Carolina Drug Overdose Deaths 2022
Drug Overdose Deaths Statistical Report
2019 South Carolina Overdose Mortality Data Executive Summary
Highlights from 2019 South Carolina Opioid Data Update
2021 OERT Statewide Fact Sheet
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
2023 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
33
2022: 42
2023 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
30
2022: 40
2023 Deaths Involving Opioids
28
2022: 38
2023 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 3
2023 Deaths Involving Cocaine
14
2022: 18
2023 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
27
2022: 34
2023 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
2
2022: 9
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:
2023 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
498
2022: 521
2023 Stimulants Dispensed
327
2022: 325
2023 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
306
2022: 315
EMS Data
2023 naloxone-administrations
195
2022: 375
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:
2023 Drug-Related Overdoses
356
2022: 437
2023 Opioid-Related Overdoses
87
2022: 135
Child Data
2023 NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2023 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
77
2022: 80
Medicaid Data
2023 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
166
2022: 171
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2023 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
2023 Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 33
