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
2021 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
201
2020: 197
2021 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
164
2020: 177
2021 Deaths Involving Opioids
156
2020: 168
2021 Deaths Involving Heroin
17
2020: 47
2021 Deaths Involving Cocaine
54
2020: 48
2021 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
139
2020: 144
2021 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
47
2020: 33
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:
2021 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
634
2020: 645
2021 Stimulants Dispensed
699
2020: 656
2021 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
461
2020: 476
EMS Data
2021 naloxone-administrations
967
2020: 905
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:
2021 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,232
2020: 1,172
2021 Opioid-Related Overdoses
464
2020: 443
Child Data
2021 NAS Cases
N/A
2020: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2021 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
227
2020: 231
Medicaid Data
2021 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
651
2020: 492
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
2021 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2020: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2021 Incidence of HIV Cases
63
2020: 64
2021 Incidence of Hep C Cases
407
2020: 444
