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
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 2,296
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 1,982
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 1,864
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 54
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 562
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 1,660
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 794
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
627
2022: 649
Stimulants Dispensed
447
2022: 443
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
383
2022: 399
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
11,151
2022: 14,105
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
16,197
2022: 16,430
Opioid-Related Overdoses
5,582
2022: 6,053
Child Data
NAS Cases
6
2022: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5,506
2022: 5,563
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
18,181
2022: 15,125
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.3
%
2022: 13%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.3
%
2022: 10%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 2,779
