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
2020 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
75
2019: 36
2020 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
49
2019: 26
2020 Deaths Involving Opioids
47
2019: 27
2020 Deaths Involving Heroin
10
2019: 8
2020 Deaths Involving Cocaine
11
2019: 5
2020 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
29
2019: 9
2020 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
34
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:
2020 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
731
2019: 781
2020 Stimulants Dispensed
357
2019: 360
2020 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
513
2019: 528
EMS Data
2020 naloxone-administrations
334
2019: 227
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:
2020 Drug-Related Overdoses
591
2019: 489
2020 Opioid-Related Overdoses
165
2019: 101
Child Data
2020 NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2020 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
123
2019: 98
Medicaid Data
2020 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
530
2019: 596
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
2020 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2020 Incidence of HIV Cases
19
2019: 27
2020 Incidence of Hep C Cases
230
2019: 234
