By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
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
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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
