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
2021 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
85
2020: 71
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
76
2020: 56
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
75
2020: 57
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2020: 13
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
12
2020: 5
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
67
2020: 41
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
33
2020: 29
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:
2021 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
647
2020: 674
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
364
2020: 347
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
421
2020: 435
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
373
2020: 311
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:
2021 Drug-Related Overdoses
499
2020: 433
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
243
2020: 190
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
148
2020: 126
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
345
2020: 223
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2021 Incidence of HIV Cases
20
2020: 19
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
91
2020: 114
