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
49
2020: 34
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Opioids
40
2020: 30
Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2020: 5
Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2020: 8
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
35
2020: 24
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
9
2020: 4
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
543
2020: 568
Stimulants Dispensed
321
2020: 311
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
328
2020: 346
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
260
2020: 277
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
394
2020: 403
Opioid-Related Overdoses
107
2020: 127
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2020: 70
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
204
2020: 135
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
17
2020: 16
Incidence of Hep C Cases
111
2020: 144
