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
70
2020: 75
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
42
2020: 49
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
45
2020: 47
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
7
2020: 10
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
10
2020: 11
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
30
2020: 29
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
39
2020: 34
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
701
2020: 731
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
384
2020: 357
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
495
2020: 513
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
332
2020: 334
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
651
2020: 591
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
199
2020: 165
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
137
2020: 123
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
698
2020: 530
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
23
2020: 19
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
223
2020: 230
