By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Aiken County
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
71
2019: 29
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
56
2019: 24
Deaths Involving Opioids
57
2019: 21
Deaths Involving Heroin
13
2019: 9
Deaths Involving Cocaine
5
2019: 4
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
41
2019: 16
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
29
2019: N/A
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
674
2019: 695
Stimulants Dispensed
347
2019: 348
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
435
2019: 438
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
311
2019: 229
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
433
2019: 305
Opioid-Related Overdoses
190
2019: 115
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
126
2019: 86
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
223
2019: 221
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2019: 23
Incidence of Hep C Cases
114
2019: 159
