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
2023 Total Drug Overdose Deaths
255
2022: 220
2023 Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
227
2022: 189
2023 Deaths Involving Opioids
204
2022: 174
2023 Deaths Involving Heroin
4
2022: 6
2023 Deaths Involving Cocaine
89
2022: 76
2023 Deaths Involving Fentanyl
188
2022: 157
2023 Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
55
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:
2023 Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
579
2022: 603
2023 Stimulants Dispensed
717
2022: 723
2023 Benzodiazepines Dispensed
420
2022: 446
EMS Data
2023 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:
2023 Drug-Related Overdoses
1,240
2022: 1,337
2023 Opioid-Related Overdoses
463
2022: 503
Child Data
2023 NAS Cases
3
2022: 3
State-Funded Treatment Data
2023 Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
261
2022: 257
Medicaid Data
2023 Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
763
2022: 645
Criminal Justice Data
Inmates in SCDC Custody Who Have Indicated Opioid Use
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Any Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
2023 Inmate Opioid Usage – Recent Screening
0
%
2022: N/A%
Infectious Disease Data
2023 Incidence of HIV Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
2023 Incidence of Hep C Cases
N/A
2022: 157
