By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Charleston 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
197
2019: 123
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
177
2019: 106
Deaths Involving Opioids
168
2019: 107
Deaths Involving Heroin
47
2019: 43
Deaths Involving Cocaine
48
2019: 32
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
144
2019: 71
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
33
2019: N/A
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
645
2019: 697
Stimulants Dispensed
656
2019: 651
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
476
2019: 478
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
905
2019: 648
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
1,172
2019: 1,096
Opioid-Related Overdoses
443
2019: 318
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2019: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
231
2019: 979
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
492
2019: 476
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2019: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
Incidence of HIV Cases
64
2019: 76
Incidence of Hep C Cases
444
2019: 470
