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
2022 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
42
2021: 49
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
40
2021: 45
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
38
2021: 40
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2021: 4
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
18
2021: 7
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
34
2021: 35
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
9
2021: 9
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:
2022 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
521
2021: 543
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
325
2021: 321
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
315
2021: 328
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
375
2021: 260
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:
2022 Drug-Related Overdoses
437
2021: 394
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
135
2021: 107
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
N/A
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
80
2021: 69
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
171
2021: 204
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
2022 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2021: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2022 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2021: 17
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
33
2021: 111
