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
49
2020: 34
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
45
2020: 30
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
40
2020: 30
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2020: 5
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
7
2020: 8
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
35
2020: 24
2021 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:
2021 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
543
2020: 568
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
321
2020: 311
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
328
2020: 346
EMS Data
2021 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:
2021 Drug-Related Overdoses
394
2020: 403
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
107
2020: 127
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
69
2020: 70
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
204
2020: 135
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
17
2020: 16
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
111
2020: 144
