By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Beaufort 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
34
2019: 26
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
30
2019: 22
Deaths Involving Opioids
30
2019: 16
Deaths Involving Heroin
5
2019: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
8
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
24
2019: 8
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
4
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
568
2019: 572
Stimulants Dispensed
311
2019: 286
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
346
2019: 332
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
277
2019: 146
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
403
2019: 335
Opioid-Related Overdoses
127
2019: 87
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
70
2019: 28
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
135
2019: 135
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
16
2019: 24
Incidence of Hep C Cases
144
2019: 142
