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
70
2021: 70
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
61
2021: 67
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
57
2021: 64
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2021: 3
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
16
2021: 16
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
46
2021: 60
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
28
2021: 30
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
468
2021: 513
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
351
2021: 342
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
267
2021: 285
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
430
2021: 321
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
716
2021: 819
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
238
2021: 310
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
7
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
181
2021: 169
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
405
2021: 425
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: 24
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
88
2021: 175
