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
2,157
2022: 2,296
2023 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
1,840
2022: 1,982
2023 Deaths Involving Opioids
1,704
2022: 1,864
2023 Deaths Involving Heroin
24
2022: 54
2023 Deaths Involving Cocaine
591
2022: 562
2023 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
1,550
2022: 1,660
2023 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
765
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:
2023 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
627
2022: 649
2023 Stimulants Dispensed
447
2022: 443
2023 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
383
2022: 399
EMS Data
2023 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:
2023 Drug-Related Overdoses
16,197
2022: 16,430
2023 Opioid-Related Overdoses
5,582
2022: 6,053
Child Data
2023 NAS Cases
6
2022: 6
State-Funded Treatment Data
2023 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
5,506
2022: 5,563
Medicaid Data
2023 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
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
13.3
%
2022: 13%
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
10.3
%
2022: 10%
Infectious Disease Data
2023 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
2023 Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 2,779
