By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Berkeley 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
70
2020: 48
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
67
2020: 44
Deaths Involving Opioids
64
2020: 41
Deaths Involving Heroin
3
2020: 7
Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2020: 9
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
60
2020: 33
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
30
2020: 17
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
513
2020: 529
Stimulants Dispensed
342
2020: 322
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
285
2020: 299
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
321
2020: 316
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
819
2020: 797
Opioid-Related Overdoses
310
2020: 309
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
169
2020: 189
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
425
2020: 344
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
24
2020: 19
Incidence of Hep C Cases
175
2020: 142
