By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 220
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 189
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 174
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 6
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 76
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 157
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 45
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
579
2022: 603
Stimulants Dispensed
717
2022: 723
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
420
2022: 446
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
1,019
2022: 1,390
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
1,240
2022: 1,337
Opioid-Related Overdoses
463
2022: 503
Child Data
NAS Cases
3
2022: 3
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
261
2022: 257
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
763
2022: 645
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: 157
