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
220
2021: 201
2022 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
189
2021: 164
2022 Deaths Involving Opioids
174
2021: 156
2022 Deaths Involving Heroin
6
2021: 17
2022 Deaths Involving Cocaine
76
2021: 54
2022 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
157
2021: 139
2022 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
45
2021: 47
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
603
2021: 634
2022 Stimulants Dispensed
723
2021: 699
2022 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
446
2021: 461
EMS Data
2022 naloxone-administrations
1,390
2021: 967
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
1,337
2021: 1,232
2022 Opioid-Related Overdoses
503
2021: 464
Child Data
2022 NAS Cases
3
2021: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
2022 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
257
2021: 227
Medicaid Data
2022 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
645
2021: 651
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: 63
2022 Incidence of Hep C Cases
157
2021: 407
