By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 70
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 61
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 57
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: N/A
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 16
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 46
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 28
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
435
2022: 468
Stimulants Dispensed
356
2022: 351
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
248
2022: 267
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
302
2022: 430
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
828
2022: 716
Opioid-Related Overdoses
238
2022: 238
Child Data
NAS Cases
4
2022: 7
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
169
2022: 181
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
521
2022: 405
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 88
