By The Numbers: The SC Opioid Epidemic
Mortality Data
Drug Overdose Deaths
Total Drug Overdose Deaths
N/A
2022: 22
Deaths Involving Prescription Drugs
N/A
2022: 16
Deaths Involving Opioids
N/A
2022: 15
Deaths Involving Heroin
N/A
2022: 1
Deaths Involving Cocaine
N/A
2022: 3
Deaths Involving Fentanyl
N/A
2022: 13
Deaths Involving Psychostimulants
N/A
2022: 9
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
740
2022: 778
Stimulants Dispensed
265
2022: 298
Benzodiazepines Dispensed
448
2022: 470
EMS Data
naloxone-administrations
102
2022: 127
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
209
2022: 192
Opioid-Related Overdoses
66
2022: 55
Child Data
NAS Cases
N/A
2022: N/A
State-Funded Treatment Data
Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
94
2022: 64
Medicaid Data
Number of Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder
362
2022: 239
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: 34
